Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)
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Chapter 25, Problem 9RAT
In the Northern Hemisphere, tornadoes and hurricanes rotate in a ______ direction because of the _______
- (a) clockwise; Coriolis force.
- (b) counterclockwise; Coriolis force.
- (c) clockwise; cyclogenesis force.
- (d) counterclockwise; cyclogenesis force.
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