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Coriolis Effect Exists Because

Question 113

Question 113

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Coriolis effect exists because


A) gravity exists.
B) the Earth rotates.
C) the Earth is an oblate spheroid.
D) geostrophic force and gravity are balanced.
E) friction and pressure gradient are balanced.

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