Question

you are in a sailing ship just off the coast of antarctica. the winds are pushing you north, but they are also curving to the west. these winds are known as

Answer 1

Due to the cultivation of the earth motion the wind from the north will curve towards west in the frame of reference to the ship,and that is known as the coriolis effect.

Answer 2

In the frame of reference to the wind it blows straight but as the earth turns the wind in our frame of reference on earth will curve.