Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 45, Problem 4TY
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If the given statement is true or false.
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Even though the rocket has been fired from the south pole towards the equator, by the time it reaches the equator, it has been bend towards the east before landing down. It occurs due to the Coriolis force. It is a force experienced by any mass moving in the rotating system and acts perpendicular to the direction of motion and axis of the rotation.
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