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| − | The way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds, sea currents, and objects that fly through different latitudes.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref> | + | The '''Coriolis effect''' is way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds, sea currents, and objects that fly through different latitudes.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref> Popular mythology states that when a toilet is flushed in the Northern Hemisphere, the water rotates in a [[clockwise]] direction, but if a toilet is flushed in the Southern Hemisphere, the water rotates in a [[counter-clockwise]] direction; however, the coriolis effect on such a small volume of water is negligible. [http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.asp] |
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Revision as of 21:46, March 28, 2007
The Coriolis effect is way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds, sea currents, and objects that fly through different latitudes.[1] Popular mythology states that when a toilet is flushed in the Northern Hemisphere, the water rotates in a clockwise direction, but if a toilet is flushed in the Southern Hemisphere, the water rotates in a counter-clockwise direction; however, the coriolis effect on such a small volume of water is negligible. [1]
References
- ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Physical Science. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000