alleryStart learning →The Coriolis force moves ocean water in the northern hemisphere to the:
AThe poles
BThe seafloor
CThe right
DThe equator
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The right
1. The earth's rotation bends moving water.
2. The Coriolis force turns it to the right in the northern hemisphere.
3. In the southern hemisphere it turns to the left.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 13 'Movements of Ocean Water' (kegy213)_
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