Winds and ocean currents do not move in straight lines because of ?

Question

A) the Coriolis effect.

B) orographic precipitation.

C) the greenhouse effect.

D) the process of convection.

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Answer 1

Let's try D) the process of convection. Just for fun. Salt water acts differently in different temperatures. It sinks when it gets warmer in the south and rises when it gets colder in the north. Temperature also greatly affects our jet stream. Wait a minute temperature creates our jet stream. So rotation of our planet may explain why our weather paterns come from the west in north america but it fails to explain why our hurricanes can head west. If you ask me i Say temperature and the moons pull have the greatest affects on our weather patterns

Answer 2

The answer is (A).  

Answer 3

A - Coriolis Effect

Freely moving objects on the surface of the Earth experience a Coriolis force, and appear to veer to the right in the northern hemisphere, and to the left in the southern. Movements of air in the atmosphere and water in the ocean are notable examples of this behavior: rather than flowing directly from areas of high pressure to low pressure, as they would on a non-rotating planet, winds and currents tend to flow to the right of this direction north of the equator, and to the left of this direction south of the equator.