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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How are the prevailing winds set up? A. Earth's rotation sets up a general circulation pattern from the equator to the poles. Uneven heating breaks it into six cells and deflects the surface winds. B. Earth's rotation sets up a general circulation pattern from the poles to the equator. Uneven heating breaks it into six cells and deflects the surface winds. C. Uneven heating sets up a general circulation pattern from the poles to the equator. Earth's rotation breaks it into six cells and deflects the surface winds. D. Uneven heating sets up a general circulation patter

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I just need to know what the coriolis effect is

OpenStudy (fallenangelorchid):

In physics, the Coriolis effect is a deflection of moving objects when the motion is described relative to a rotating reference frame. In a reference frame with clockwise rotation, the deflection is to the left of the motion of the object; in one with counter-clockwise rotation, the deflection is to the right.

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