Which directional pattern is induced in trade winds by the Coriolis effect?

💡 Explanation

When air masses travel along the Earth's surface, the Coriolis effect deflects them to the right in the Northern Hemisphere because of varying rotational speeds with latitude causing the trade winds to be deflected westward. Therefore this deflection westward results, rather than eastward, southward, or toward pressure which would require alternate dynamics.

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