Question

Looking down on a Northern Hemisphere extratropical cyclone, surface winds blow ________ about the center. a.counterclockwise and inward b.clockwise and outward

Answer 1

Answer:

counterclockwise and inward

Explanation:

Extratropical cyclones or mid-latitude cyclones are the low-pressure areas, along with anticyclones of the high-pressure areas that drive weather over much of the Earth.

Due to the Coriolis effect, the flow of the wind around the extratropical cyclone is counterclockwise in direction in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise in direction in the southern hemisphere.

It forms a comma shape which drives the forces inward the center.