2007-04-22 04:38:12 · 7 answers · asked by gab_nadal 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
This will explain:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect
2007-04-22 04:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by dorothea_swann 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
magnitic energy below the earths surface.
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they travel like this down earth. and because of the sun and moons gravitational pull esp. the moons(tides and currents) whirlpools turn clock wise
2007-04-22 13:17:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't always. It depends on the shape of the river and the water flow. Coriolis only operates on bodies of water or weather systems hundreds of miles across and does not dictate the rotation of a whirlpool.
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html
2007-04-22 11:58:01 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i guess its what part of the world u live in. I think if your in japan it goes counter- clockwise but i think if ur in america it goes clockwise.
2007-04-22 11:43:37 · answer #4 · answered by Taylor 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I heard that depending on where you are in the world its different
Like northern-southern hemispher.
2007-04-22 11:41:14 · answer #5 · answered by snoooopdogg 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
gravitational poles of the earth. if you go south of the equator they flow opposite.
2007-04-22 11:42:56 · answer #6 · answered by liv3wire ~ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How about adding...in the southern hemisphere...to the question.
2007-04-22 11:42:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋