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Los anticiclones en el Hemisferio Norte se caracterizan porque el viento gira en sentido:Anticyclones in the Northern Hemisphere are characterised by wind turning:

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Correct answer: c) Clockwise, with pressure above 1013 millibars.

Why it is correct

An anticyclone turns clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, with pressure above normal.

Why the others are not

  • a) The turning is right, but the pressure is wrong.
  • b) The pressure is right, but the turning is wrong.
  • d) That describes a depression.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. 1013 is average pressure: above it, high.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Weather visuals

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