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KatRina [158]
3 years ago
14

What is the Coriolis force and how did it get its name

Geography
1 answer:
Tamiku [17]3 years ago
5 0

IT is the result of Earth's rotation on weather patterns and ocean currents. The Coriolis effect makes storms swirl clockwise in the Southern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.

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