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Why do major surface current gyres in the northern hemisphere flow clockwise?
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The Coriolis effect causes northern gyres to spin clockwise.
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Do surface currents move clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere?
no to the right
A diagram to show the wind direction aroungd high pressure system?
Air circulates clockwise around a high pressure system in the northern hemisphere, counter-clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
In the Northern Hemisphere what is the direction of surface wind circulation in a low-pressure system?
Counter clockwise and towards the center
Why do large land areas cause surface currents to change direction?
because the surface currents move in huge circles ,they move clockwise in the northern hemisphere
The surface winds in a typical Northern Hemisphere high-pressure system are generally moving?
clockwise away from the high-pressure center
What direction do surface winds circulate in a high pressure system in the northern hemisphere?
They circulate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and counter clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Which way does the surface currents in the northern hemisphere flow?
Clockwise
What direction do surface currents move?
The surface currents move in a clockwise direction in the Northern hemisphere, and move in a counter clockwise direction in the Southern hemisphere! Hope it helped:)
Do surface currents move clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere?
no to the right
What term does not describe the surface air movement of a Northern Hemisphere low-pressure system?
Clockwise and anticyclonic are words which do NOT apply to northern hemisphere lows.
A diagram to show the wind direction aroungd high pressure system?
Air circulates clockwise around a high pressure system in the northern hemisphere, counter-clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
In the Northern Hemisphere what is the direction of surface wind circulation in a low-pressure system?
Counter clockwise and towards the center
Describe the “clock” direction of surface currents in the Northern Hemisphere.?
The Coriolis effect shifts surface currents by angles of about 45 degrees. In the Northern Hemisphere, ocean currents are deflected to the right, in a clockwise motion. In the Southern Hemisphere, ocean currents are pushed to the left, in a counterclockwise motion.
Why do large land areas cause surface currents to change direction?
because the surface currents move in huge circles ,they move clockwise in the northern hemisphere
The surface winds in a typical Northern Hemisphere high-pressure system are generally moving?
clockwise away from the high-pressure center
What direction do cold currents flow in the northern hemisphere?
warm surface currents come from the polar and temperate latitudes, and they tend to flow towards the equator. Like the warm surface currents, mainly atmospheric forces drive them. Gyres form when the major ocean currents connect. Water flows in a circular pattern-clockwise in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise in the Southern hemisphere.
What Hemisphere is the Mediterranian sea on?
The Northern Hemisphere: the Northern Hemisphere, the half of the world's surface lying north of the
