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You are steaming west in the North Atlantic in an extratropical cyclonic storm, and the wind is dead ahead. According to the law of Buys Ballot, where does the center of low pressure lie?

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You are steaming west in the North Atlantic in an extratropical cyclonic storm, and the wind is dead ahead. According to the law of Buys Ballot, where does the center of low pressure lie?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Buys Ballot’s Law in the Northern Hemisphere • Relationship of wind direction to the center of a low-pressure system • Effect of your heading (west) and wind “dead ahead” on where the wind is coming from

💭 Think About

• First, picture yourself on the bridge looking west with the wind coming directly at your face. From which cardinal direction is the wind blowing? • Now apply Buys Ballot’s Law: In the Northern Hemisphere, if you stand with your back to the wind, where is the low-pressure center relative to you? • After you turn so your back is to the wind, which way are you now facing, and which cardinal point is then on your left-hand side?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm you are using the Northern Hemisphere version of Buys Ballot’s Law (not the Southern). • Make sure you correctly identify the true direction of the wind when your ship is steaming west with the wind dead ahead. • Before choosing, visualize: with your back to the wind, know which way you’re facing, then identify what direction lies to your left.

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Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c51a1be

You are steaming west in the North Atlantic in an extratropical cyclonic storm, and the wind is dead ahead. According to the law of Buys Ballot, where does the center of low pressure lie?

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You are steaming west in the North Atlantic in an extratropical cyclonic storm, and the wind is dead ahead. According to the law of Buys Ballot, where does the center of low pressure lie?

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