Judge the Following Sentence According to the Criteria Given Below

Multiple Choice

Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Winds on Earth tend to blow more north-south than east-west BECAUSE the Coriolis effect causes all winds to bend to the right.

A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.