Foucault Pendulum and Coriolis Effect

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The best evidence that Earth spins on its axis is provided by

Planetary winds in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected to the right due to the

The actual path results from

What causes many surface winds to deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere?

In 1851, the French physicist Jean Foucault constructed a large pendulum that always change direction of swing at the same rate in a clockwise direction. According to Foucault, this change in direction of swing was caused by the

The best evidence that Earth rotates is provided by the

This device provides evidence that

A Foucault pendulum appears to change its direction of swing over a period of several hours because of Earth’s