9th Class Social Science Climate / जलवायु Question Bank Short Answer Type - Climate

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    What is the coriolis force? Describe briefly its effect on the world climate.

    Answer:

    Coriolis force is an apparent force caused by the Earth's rotation. It is responsible for deflecting winds towards the right in the northern hemisphere and towards the left in the southern hemisphere. Under the effect of coriolis force, the trade winds moving from sub-tropic high pressure belts to educational low pressure belts become north-east trade winds in the northern hemisphere and south-east trade winds in the southern hemisphere. As a result, they bring heavy rainfall to the east coast the west coast remains dry.


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