Coriolis Effect

What is the Coriolis effect? How is it produced and how does it affect our weather?

Earth Science - Weather - Learning Points.

The way wind blows determines thunderstorms to hurricanes.
The Coriolis Effect is a deflection of moving mass by rotation.
Wind direction is determined by Earth's rotation through the Coriolis Effect.
The Earth spins faster at the Equator than at the Poles.

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