How does the Coriolis Effect cause hurricanes to form? a
The Coriolis Effect causes the warm ocean waters to heat up.
b
The Coriolis Effect causes air masses to deflect, or curve. That deflected air can cause hurricanes to form.
c
The Coriolis Effect causes air to swirl upwards into the atmosphere.

b

Explanation: t affects weather patterns, it affects ocean currents, and it even affects air travel. As important as the Coriolis Effect is, many have not heard about it, and even fewer understand it. In simple terms, the Coriolis Effect makes things (like planes or currents of air) traveling long distances around the Earth appear to move at a curve as opposed to a straight line.

It’s a pretty weird phenomenon, but the cause is simple: Different parts of the Earth move at different speeds.