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Which effect results on trade winds because air descends in Hadley cells?

A)Deflection of trade winds westward
B)Weakening of the pressure gradient force
C)Increased rate of evaporation offshore
D)Strengthening of the intertropical convergence zone

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Trade winds deflect, because descending air encounters the Coriolis effect deflecting them westward, therefore creating easterly trade winds that drive surface currents, rather than flowing directly north/south because of the pressure gradient alone.

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