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The deflective force that effects moving objects on earth and is responsible for things such as the jet stream at the top of the troposphere is known as the Coriolis Effect.
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The Coriolis Effect is sometimes called a "fictitious force" because there is no actual force acting upon a body in motion that causes its deflection. In fact, in cases where the Coriolis Effect is the only factor responsible for the deflection of an object, the object actually travels in a perfectly straight line, and does not deflect at all, but from our perspective, the object appears to travel along a curved trajectory.

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Our perception of deflection of a an object travelling in a straight line occurs because the observers (we) exist in a rotating frame of reference. We live on the planet Earth, which rotates about its axis, and the Earth's rotation causes us to perceive that an object is deflected along a curved trajectory.

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Watch the video referenced in the Related Links to better understand the Coriolis Effect.


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