alleryStart learning →Viewed from above, how do winds circle a cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere?
ASpinning counterclockwise
BSpinning clockwise
CStraight inward flow
DStraight outward flow
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Spinning clockwise
Surface winds blow counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
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