Question 822Navigation General70% to pass
According to Buys Ballot's law, when an observer in the Northern Hemisphere experiences a northeast wind the center of low pressure is located to the _______________.
AI Explanation
The correct answer is B) south-southeast.
According to Buys Ballot's law, in the Northern Hemisphere, when an observer experiences a northeast wind, the center of low pressure is located to the south-southeast of the observer's position. This is because in the Northern Hemisphere, the wind rotates counterclockwise around a low-pressure system, so a northeast wind indicates that the low-pressure center is to the south-southeast.
The other options are incorrect because they do not accurately reflect the relationship between wind direction and the location of the low-pressure center in the Northern Hemisphere as described by Buys Ballot's law.
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