Question 907Navigation General
70% to passAccording to Buys Ballot's Law, when an observer in the Southern Hemisphere experiences a northwest wind, the center of the low pressure is located to the _______________.
A
south-southwest
B
east-northeast
C
east-southeast
D
west-southwest
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) south-southwest. According to Buys Ballot's Law, in the Southern Hemisphere, if an observer experiences a northwest wind, the center of the low pressure system is located to the south-southwest of the observer's position. This is because the wind flows counterclockwise around low pressure systems in the Southern Hemisphere. The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not align with the direction of the wind and the location of the low pressure center in the Southern Hemisphere as specified by Buys Ballot's Law.
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