Multiple Choice
How would Earth's wind patterns likely differ if there were no Coriolis effect?
A) They would flow east and west at the same speeds from the equator to the poles.
B) They would begin at the poles and flow north and south from the poles to the equator.
C) They would be deflected toward the east in both hemispheres, but separate circulations would continue.
D) They would be deflected toward the west in both hemispheres, but separate circulations would continue.
E) They would flow north and south from the equator in straight lines, without separate circulations at different latitudes.
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