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En un ciclón si los vientos rolan en el sentido de las agujas del reloj:In a cyclone, if the wind veers clockwise:
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Correct answer: a) The vessel is in the RIGHT, DANGEROUS semicircle in the Northern Hemisphere.
Why it is correct
A clockwise shift means the right side. In the north, that is the dangerous one.
Why the others are not
- b) In the south, the right is the navigable one.
- c) On the left it shifts anticlockwise.
- d) On the left it shifts anticlockwise.
How to work it out in the exam
- Clockwise: right. Anticlockwise: left.
- Dangerous: right in the north, left in the south.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 7 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2025 · 1ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 5 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2026 · 1ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 3 Official paper · Official answer key
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