The+Coriolis+Effect

=The Coriolis Effect = = = =The coriolis effect is the curving of water due to the earth's movement.Wind belts do not flow in a straight lines because of the coriolis effect.Since earth spins on it's axis, the wind belts move in curved.Once the wind curves so does the ocean current .The moving of the ocean currents into large circles creates gyres.Gyres are huge circles of moving water above or below the equator.Because of the coriolis effect in the northern hemisphere,the water in the gyres spin clockwise,unlike the southern hemisphere where the the water flows counter clockwise. = = = = =