The winds on the earth do not blow exactly from "north to south" or from "south to north" directions because:
Of the seasons of the earth
Of the shape of the earth
Of the rotation of the earth
All of these
A
Of the seasons of the earth
B
Of the shape of the earth
C
Of the rotation of the earth
D
All of these
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The rotation of the earth from west to east(pulls) changes the north-south winds to northeast-southwest direction and the south-north winds to southeast-northwest direction.
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