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What do we call the force which affects the direction of wind and is caused by the rotation of the earth on its axis?

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Because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere. This deflection is called the Coriolis effect.

A Frictional force

B Pressure gradient force

C Gravitational force

D Coriolis force

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