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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
- 1013 is average pressure: above it, high.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 34 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 33 Official paper · Official answer key
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