Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the Coriolis effect?

Wind bends towards the right of its motion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Wind bends towards the left of its motion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Wind goes straight in either sphere.

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Wind bends towards the right of its motion in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Solution

The correct option is A Wind bends towards the right of its motion in the Northern Hemisphere.

As Earth rotates on its axis, winds deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

This is known as the Coriolis effect.

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