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Explain why the Coriolis effect is important in the movement of both wind and ocean currents.
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Explain why the Coriolis effect is important in the movement of both wind and ocean currents.

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The Coriolis effect is important in the movement of both wind and ocean currents because the earth rotates on its axis. 
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