Question

named after gustave coriolis, a nineteenth - century mathematician, the coriolis effect is caused by earths rotation. as wind and ocean currents move across earths surface, the planet itself is rotating from west to east. as a result, the currents appear to travel along a curved path instead of a straight one. wind and water currents travelling from the equator toward the poles bend eastward, while currents traveling from the poles toward the equator bend westward. the coriolis effect explains why hurricanes spin counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. which authors purpose is suggested by the text? to convince readers that the coriolis effect is real to introduce readers to the coriolis effect to describe the characteristics of hurricanes in the northern and southern hemispheres

Explanation:

El texto presenta información básica sobre el efecto Coriolis: su origen, causas, cómo afecta a las corrientes y a los huracanes, sin intentar convencer de su existencia (ya se da por hecho) ni centrarse solo en los huracanes. Su objetivo es dar a conocer este fenómeno a los lectores.

Answer:

to introduce readers to the Coriolis effect