🔍 Key Concepts

• Difference between veering and backing winds • How wind direction changes are described on a compass in the Northern Hemisphere • Distinguish between changes in direction and changes in speed (velocity)

💭 Think About

• On a compass rose, if the wind shifts from north to east to south, is that turning clockwise or counterclockwise? • Does the term "veering" describe a change in speed, direction, or both? • In weather reports, what word is usually used for the opposite of veering, and which way does that turn on the compass?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm that veering refers to a change in direction, not necessarily speed • Visualize the wind direction moving around a compass specifically in the Northern Hemisphere • Eliminate any choices that talk only about speed or no change in direction