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What is the phenomenon responsible for wind and surface currents bending to the right or to the left?​

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Answer:

I believe what you are referring to is the Coriolis Effect.

Step-by-step explanation:

Because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

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