Keywords: Coriolis effect06.gif GIF-animation for the en Coriolis effect article The large circle represents a turntable that is not flat but that has a parabolic cross section The black dot represents a puck moving frictionless over the surface of the concave turntable The ellipse represents the trajectory of the puck There is conservation of angular momentum The further away from the center of rotation the slower the velocity of the puck date User Cleonis on http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia page is was here 01 49 1 July 2005 Cleonis 256x256 10 048 bytes <span class comment > GIF-animation for the en Coriolis effect article The large circle represents a turntable that is not flat but that has a parabolic cross section The black dot represents a puck moving frictionless over the surface of the concave turntable The ellips </span> Coriolis effect Round diagrams Animated GIF |