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Which phenomenon results when Earth's rotation causes subtropical atmospheric pressure cells to produce consistent deflection?

A)Trade winds persistent easterly direction
B)Equatorial high precipitation intensification
C)Jet stream latitude thermal expansion
D)Polar vortex cyclical pressure oscillation

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Persistent trade winds are created by the Coriolis effect deflecting air moving from high-pressure subtropical regions toward the equator; this occurs because the circulating air is shifted westward in both hemispheres; therefore, winds are easterly, rather than directly north or south.

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