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← GeographyWhich storm behavior results from the Coriolis effect?
A)Cyclonic rotation of low pressures✓
B)Rain shadow desert formation
C)Coastal upwelling of cool ocean
D)Adiabatic temperature increase aloft
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Cyclonic rotation arises because the Coriolis effect deflects moving air masses to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. This deflection causes a rotation around low-pressure centers rather than direct inflow, therefore the pressures equalize.
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