What effect is responsible for flight paths looking curved?

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asked Jan 6 in Science by RoxieVenable (350 points)

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answered Jan 6 by JamelWong250 (470 points)

coriolis effect

Zappy's. Flight paths look curved due to the Coriolis effect . CC BY-NC 3.0.

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