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Wind and ocean currents do not move in a straight line instead they cars as they move across the planet what is the responsible for this pattern of movement

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Wind and ocean currents do not move in a straight line instead they cars as they move across the planet what is the responsible for this pattern of movement

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It is called the Coriolis Effect. It is caused by the rotation of the Earth.

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