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Los vientos en el semicírculo izquierdo de un ciclón en el hemisferio norte:The winds in the left semicircle of a cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere:

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Correct answer: c) Shift anticlockwise and we are in the navigable semicircle

Why it is correct

In a Northern Hemisphere cyclone, the navigable semicircle lies to the left of the track and winds there back anticlockwise.

Why the others are not

  • a) In the left semicircle the wind shifts anticlockwise.
  • b) Clockwise and dangerous is the right semicircle in the north.
  • d) In the Northern Hemisphere the left side is navigable, not dangerous.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. North, left semicircle: navigable and wind shifts anticlockwise.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Weather visuals

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