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When Approaching the Western Hemisphere,hurricanes Commonly Move North on Clockwise-Curving

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When approaching the Western Hemisphere,hurricanes commonly move north on clockwise-curving paths due to the _________________.


A) Coriolis effect
B) pressure of frontal systems in the United States moving northward
C) Hadley cells
D) Bermuda triangle
E) fact that land areas get in the way and deflect the storms sideways to the north

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