What causes wind to deflect toward left in the Southern hemisphere?
- ATemperature
- BMagnetic field
- CRotation of the earthCorrect
- DPressure
Explanation
The correct answer is C because the rotation of the earth creates an inertial force known as the Coriolis force. As the earth rotates from west to east, it causes moving objects like wind to be deflected from their straight path. According to Ferrels Law, this force deflects winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. Factors like temperature and pressure create the wind, but the deflection itself is a direct result of the earths rotation.
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