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The Coriolis effect is the way Earth's rotation makes the winds curve.

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The basic idea is that, if there is a water or air current on a large scale, the direction of such a current will be changed due to Earth's rotation.

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The apparent curving of the winds is called?

the Coriolis effect


Why did Gaspard Gustave Coriolis named his invention the Coriolis effect?

Gaspard Gustave Coriolis named his invention the Coriolis effect after himself because he was the first to mathematically describe the phenomenon in fluid dynamics. His work on the effect, which explains the deflection of moving objects on a rotating planet, has since become a fundamental concept in meteorology and oceanography.


What apparent shift in wind direction that is caused by the earth rotation?

Coriolis effect


How does the ocean flows?

It Flows with the coriolis effect. It Flows with the coriolis effect.


What is the name of one cell that forms because of the Coriolis effect?

The Coriolis Effect is the phenomenon that effects global winds. A convection cell is a form of wind and this is the first part of the coriolis effect.


What is the deflection of air masses resulting from earths eastwards rotation?

The Coriolis Effect is responsible for this.


Does the Coriolis effect make a tornado start to rotate?

No. Tornadoes are too small for the Coriolis effect to influence them.


What effect is spinning water?

Coriolis Effect.


A sentence with coriolis effect?

The Coriolis effect causes moving objects on Earth, such as air currents and ocean currents, to appear to curve due to the rotation of the Earth.


Are Winds are turned to the right in the Northern Hemisphere?

yes they are =^_^=


At which location does the coriolis force have the least effect on wind?

The Coriolis effect has the least effect on winds in equatorial regions and the most effect on winds in polar regions. Coriolis effect deflects winds to the right of their initial direction in the northern hemisphere and left of their initial direction in the southern hemisphere.


How does Coriolis Effect affect currents?

Currents don't affect the Coriolis Effect, the Coriolis Effect is the one who affects the currents. Currents in the Northern Hemisphere bend to the left and currents in the Southern Hemisphere bend to the right.