As they approach North America, hurricanes commonly move north on clockwise-curving paths due to the ________.
A. Coriolis effect
B. pressure-gradient force
C. conservation of angular momentum
D. Hadley cell's pattern of air circulation
E. Bermuda High
Answer: A
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