1. It is maximum at the equator
2. It deflects wind to left hand side in northern Hemisphere.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below.
2. It deflects wind to left hand side in northern Hemisphere.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of the above
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of the above
Ans- d
Explanation- This is very basic question. Both the statements are wrong here. Hence option d.
Coriolis force is a force which affects direction of the wind due to the rotation of the earth on its axis. It is maximum at poles and absent at equator. It deflects wind to the right in Northern hemisphere and to left in southern. It is directly proportional to the angle of latitude.
You can read in detail about it in Chapter 10 of class XI Geography NCERT, Fundamentals of Physical Geography, page 90.
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