What causes the coriolis effect?

winds spinning off the equator

the rotation of earth on its axis

the different air movements north and south of the equator

the friction that slows down winds near earth's surface

Option (2)

Explanation:

The Coriolis force is the force that occurs due to the earth's rotation around its imaginary axis. Due to this force, the wind and the ocean currents get deflected towards the right side. As a result of which the path of the surface currents are also deflected towards the right. This Coriolis force allows the wind to move in the clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and the anticlockwise direction in the southern hemisphere.

The effect of Coriolis force is maximum at the poles and 0 (zero) at the equator.

Hence, the correct answer is option (2).

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