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Posted by TREVOR on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 12:09pm.

Winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the right and winds in the Southern Hemisphere curve to the left. This is known as the
a. Jet Stream
b. Wind
c. Weather Pattern
d. Coriolis Effect

Science - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 12:28pm
http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/coriolis_effect.html
Science - drwls, Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 3:05pm
It is called the Coriolis effect, but applies mainly to winds around low pressure areas. Winds can curve in other directions, depending upon pressure isobar patterns.

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