Which phenomenon primarily causes the curved trajectory of prevailing winds across different latitudes?

💡 Explanation

When air masses moves across the globe, the Coriolis effect deflects these winds because earth is always spinning, leading to curved trajectories rather than straight paths. Therefore wind curvature results, rather than pressure gradients alone, thermal conduction, or lunar gravity effects without Earth rotation.

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