Which phenomenon causes large-scale ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to deflect to the right?

💡 Explanation

When the Earth rotates, the Coriolis effect deflects moving objects, including ocean currents, to the right in the Northern Hemisphere because the Earth rotates eastward while the water mass has inertia. Therefore, currents deflect rightward rather than remaining straight or deflecting left due to other forces.

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