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¿Cómo circula el viento alrededor de un anticiclón en el hemisferio Norte?How does the wind circulate around an anticyclone in the northern hemisphere?
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Correct answer: b) Clockwise, with an outward component.
Why it is correct
Around a northern hemisphere high, wind turns clockwise and spirals outward, from high to lower pressure.
Why the others are not
- a) That is a depression.
- c) Air flows inward in a low.
- d) Direction depends on position.
How to work it out in the exam
- High: clockwise and out. Low: anticlockwise and in.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 33 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 34 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo x · question 34 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2023 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 34 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 34 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 35 Official paper · Official answer key
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