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En un ciclón tropical, los semicírculos peligroso y manejable estarán:In a tropical cyclone, the dangerous and navigable semicircles lie:
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Correct answer: d) To the left of the track the first and to the right of the track the second in the Southern Hemisphere.
Why it is correct
Looking along the cyclone’s track, in the Northern Hemisphere the dangerous semicircle is on the right and the navigable on the left; in the Southern Hemisphere they are reversed: dangerous on the left, navigable on the right.
Why the others are not
- a) They swap sides between hemispheres because Coriolis reverses.
- b) In the Northern Hemisphere the dangerous semicircle is on the right.
- c) In the Southern Hemisphere the dangerous semicircle is on the left.
How to work it out in the exam
- Southern Hemisphere: dangerous on the left, navigable on the right.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de febrero · CY Test 2 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
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