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En el hemisferio norte, viendo un mapa meteorológico que muestra una baja, el viento sopla alrededor de la baja:In the northern hemisphere, on a weather map showing a low, the wind blows around the low:
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Correct answer: c) Anticlockwise
Why it is correct
In the northern hemisphere, wind turns anticlockwise around a low, and clockwise around a high.
Why the others are not
- a) That is the direction around a high.
- b) Direction depends on where you are relative to the low.
- d) Direction depends on where you are relative to the low.
How to work it out in the exam
- Buys Ballot's law: with your back to the wind, the low is on your left.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2017 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 35 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 35 Official paper · Official answer key
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