why does the gulf coast go clock wise ?

Answer 1

Coz the water comes from the Pacific and goes into the Atlantic

Answer 2

This question makes no sense! I live here in L.A. (lower Alabama).

The Gulf Coast doesn't move, much. And when it moves, it goes South through erosion by wave action more than it moves clockwise. Some storms will move the coastline around clock wise, others will move it counter clockwise! It depends upon where the storm goes ashore. Tropical storms such as a hurricane have counter-clockwise winds. But sometimes just a heavy rainstorm can generate clockwise winds!

Answer 3

The Coriolis force goes counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere. That isnt correct.

Heat passes from warmer to cooler bodies. Hot tropical air moves towards the poles in huge convection currents that force cold polar air towards the equator and cause winds. The winds drag across vast areas of sea and pull the surface water in the same direction, especially where waves increase the friction between wind and water.

The Earth rotates from west to east and moves out from under the atmosphere as the warm air moves north and south towards the poles. This makes the pole-heading currents appear to curve to their right in the Northern Hemisphere and to their left in the Southern.

In the Northern Hemisphere, great warm winds sweep up from the equator toward the pole, curve to their right, move into a clockwise circular pattern over the Atlantic Ocean, and bring cool polar air back to the equator. The winds drag the surface sea waters into a similar gyre.

In the southern hemisphere the opposite is true.

Answer 4

If you mean the Gulf Stream it's because of the Coreolis Effect

Answer 5

The gulf coast stays where it is.

Answer 6

because it is above the equator