Because Surface Winds Circulate Around a Midlatitude Cyclone, Why Do

question 68

Multiple Choice

Because surface winds circulate around a midlatitude cyclone, why do they move from west to east across North America?

• A) The Bermuda high in the Atlantic ocean forces circulation it, which steers the storm systems in North America.
• B) The storm is forced toward the warm arm mass, which "pulls" the storm toward it to the east.
• C) The winds aloft, particularly the jet stream, move from west to east and steer the storm system.
• D) The continental polar air mass that "pushes" the cold front drive the storm east.

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