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Global wind belts curve rather than blowing in straight north-south lines across Earth's surface. What causes this deflection known as the Coriolis Effect?

Earth's rotation on its axis deflects moving air to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere Gravitational pull from the Moon pulls winds eastward Ocean surface waves push atmospheric winds sideways The tilt of Earth's axis alters atmospheric air pressure

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Earth's rotation on its axis deflects moving air to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere

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