basskisser wrote:

It comes from inertia, the rotation pull of the earth's surface.

That's not what they said in Met 101.

The Coriolis effect is what influences the *direction* of wind & movement of weather
fronts, but the energy comes from the Sun.

Type "What causes wind?" in Google and see. Or save a few moments of your valuable time
and read this.

http://www.theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/85/

Regards
Doug King