Question

how does the coriolis effect influence wind and ocean current? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Coriolis effect deflect the wind and ocean current.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wind and currents are deflected toward the right, in the Southern Hemisphere they are deflected to the left.

Answer 2

• Earth during its rotation generates certain force on all the bodies present on the planet so that they move relatively as compared to that of Earth, and this force is in greater at the poles and is the least at the Equator.
• This force is known as ‘coriolis effect’, and affects the wind and ocean current making it deflect.

Explanation-

• This effect makes the wind and ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere deflect towards the right and in the southern hemisphere towards the left.
• Factors affecting this are:

(a) Rotation of Earth from west to east.

(b) The air does not travel from its start to the northern hemisphere due to its mass and diverges towards the right while travelling.