Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the Coriolis Force?
It is produced due to difference in atmospheric pressure.
It is produced due to difference in atmospheric pressure. is correct.
The Coriolis force is an apparent deflecting force caused by the rotation of the Earth about its axis, not by differences in atmospheric pressure.
It deflects winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
It increases with latitude, being maximum at the poles and absent at the equator, so the remaining statements are correct; the force produced by pressure difference is the pressure gradient force.
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