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If
the air rotates faster than the planet, as seen from the planet
the air will appear to drift east.
the air will appear to drift east.
Like the spinning ice skater pulling in her arms,
the air will try to rotate faster as it moves in towards the axis
the air will try to rotate faster as it moves in towards the axis
Someone
on the planet who didn’t know about rotation would think
a mysterious force was making the air curve to its right.
a mysterious force was making the air curve to its right.
View
of Earth
as seen from over the N Pole
as seen from over the N Pole