Multiple choice

In high pressure area (northern hemisphere), winds blow

  1. clockwise

  2. anti-clockwise

  3. in variable direction

  4. none of these
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Explanation

In high pressure areas in the northern hemisphere, winds blow clockwise and outward from the center. This is due to the Coriolis effect which causes moving air to deflect to the right in the northern hemisphere. The opposite pattern (counter-clockwise) occurs in the southern hemisphere or around low pressure systems.

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