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En una depresión en el hemisferio Norte:In a depression in the Northern Hemisphere:

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Correct answer: d) Winds turn anticlockwise, or cyclonically, and pressure at the centre is lower than at the edge

Why it is correct

A depression turns anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and has its lowest pressure at the centre.

Why the others are not

  • a) The turning is right, but the pressure is wrong.
  • b) That describes an anticyclone.
  • c) The pressure is right, but the turning is wrong.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Check the two halves of each option separately.

Where this question comes from

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