Foucault Pendulum and Coriolis Effect

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

The apparent change in direction of a swinging Foucault pendulum is the result of the

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

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

The best evidence that Earth rotates is provided by the

The actual path results from

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

This device provides evidence that