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Hurricanes have a spiral shape as a result of _____.

a. the jet stream
b. the Coriolis effect
c. Earth's magnetic field
d. Earth's orbit around the Sun

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The correct answer is (b.) the Coriolis effect. Hurricanes have a spiral shape as a result of the Coriolis shape. The Earth's rotation can also affect the moving objects on the surface, and that includes the Hurricanes and that force is called the Coriolis force. 
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