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Choose the correct statement(s) from the following.

A
Earth spins on its axis from East to West.
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The points on the equator spin faster than those near the poles.
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In the northern hemisphere, winds get deflected to the right.
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Coriolis force does not impact the direction of wind movement.
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Solution

The correct options are
B The points on the equator spin faster than those near the poles.
C In the northern hemisphere, winds get deflected to the right.
Earth spins on its axis from West to East. Earth is almost spherical and it is wider in the middle near the equator than at the poles. The points on the equator spin faster than those near the poles. Due to these factors, winds get deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in southern hemisphere. This is called the Coriolis effect.

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