Reference Summary: In this third, and final, video in the Global Circulation series we look at how the rotation of the Earth influences our winds through ... Why do storms spin in different directions depending on their location—and why do they spin in the first place?
The Coriolis Effect -
In this third, and final, video in the Global Circulation series we look at how the rotation of the Earth influences our winds through ... Why do storms spin in different directions depending on their location—and why do they spin in the first place? Tim finds out what happens when you throw a ball while spinning around on a merry-go-round.
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- In this third, and final, video in the Global Circulation series we look at how the rotation of the Earth influences our winds through ...
- Why do storms spin in different directions depending on their location—and why do they spin in the first place?
- Tim finds out what happens when you throw a ball while spinning around on a merry-go-round.
- Two demonstrators sit at either end of a rotating platform and toss a ball back and forth.
- Does your toilet water drain differently than in the other hemisphere?
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