Question 1296Navigation General70% to pass
A generally circular low pressure area is called a(n) _______________.
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The correct answer is A) cyclone.
A cyclone is a generally circular low pressure area. This is a standard meteorological term that refers to a large-scale, rotating system of winds around a low-pressure center. Cyclones are characterized by inward-spiraling winds that rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
The other answer choices are incorrect because: B) an occluded front is a type of weather front, not a low pressure area; C) an anticyclone is a high pressure area with outward-spiraling winds; and D) a cold front is a type of weather front, not a low pressure area.
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