Why don't the global winds moving from the North Pole to the South Pole follow a straight path?

A) Objects moving in straight paths above Earth's surface appear to be turning to observers on the ground.
B) The Coriolis Effect comes into play.
C) Earth rotates under the wind.
D) all of the above


D

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