You may know the Coriolis force from the direction the water in your flushing toilet swirls, but the same force affects a field-goal kick in football. Here's how.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Coriolis effect is the apparent acceleration of a moving body on or near the Earth as a result of the Earth’s rotation. In short terms, it is the movement of an air … ...

Fundamental concept Particle moving through a slot on a rotating platform. The Coriolis component of acceleration produces a normal force, N, on the particle due to the motion within the rotating ...