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En un ciclón tropical en el hemisferio sur, si en nuestra situación los vientos rolan en el sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj:In a Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone, if at our position the winds shift anticlockwise:
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Correct answer: b) We are in the left semicircle and therefore in the dangerous one
Why it is correct
In the Southern Hemisphere the left semicircle is the dangerous one, and in it the wind shifts anticlockwise. In the right (navigable) semicircle it shifts clockwise.
Why the others are not
- a) In the Southern Hemisphere the left semicircle is the dangerous one.
- c) In the right semicircle the wind shifts clockwise.
- d) In the south the right semicircle is the navigable one.
How to work it out in the exam
- South + anticlockwise wind shift = left (dangerous) semicircle.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 3ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 1 Official paper · Official answer key
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