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Explains common behaviors that teachers sometimes wrongly teach their students.
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Experiment to see the Coriolis effect which uses a turntable or globe, a ruler and chalk.
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Explains how the Coriolis effect, friction, and the geostrophic winds are related.
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This experiment shows the effects of the Coriolis force, which determines the directions of a hurricane's spiral.
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Lets you simulate the Coriolis effect on a turning disk.
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Answers questions about if the Coriolis effect determines which way water drains down a sink, and if it affects black holes.
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A simple way to understand the Coriolis effect, and how it affects weather patterns.
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Animation showing how the winds should blow without the Coriolis effect, and how they actually blow.
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Offers pictures and a movie which help explain the Coriolis effect.
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Offers a fairly simple explanation of why objects curve on the Earth when they should move straight.
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Offers an illustration of how an object moving in a straight path on a rotating sphere will be seen by an observer that is not rotating.
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How large thunderstorms, hurricanes, and other weather patterns are affected by the Coriolis effect.
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Overview of the Coriolis effect, and how it influences the trade winds.
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Explains the Coriolis effect, and how it relates to hurricanes and draining toilets.
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Gives the formula, and has pictures to help visualize the effect.
