alleryPlanetary winds are deflected to the right in which hemisphere?
ANorthern
BSouthern
CBoth alike
DNeither one
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Northern
1. The rotation of the Earth bends the path of the winds.
2. The bend is towards the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
3. In the Northern Hemisphere winds are deflected to the right.
4. So the answer is the Northern Hemisphere.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 13 'Earth as a System: Energy, Matter, and Life'_
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