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Cyclones blow _______ in the southern hemisphere.

A

Clockwise

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Anticlockwise

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Both a and b

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A Anticlockwise
When the wind blows from the high-pressure center towards the low-pressure center this atmospheric disturbance is known as a cyclone. Cyclone blows anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere. It blows anticlockwise because of the Coriolis force produced by the rotation of the earth.

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