If You Were Standing on Top of a High Mid-Pacific

question 18

Multiple Choice

If you were standing on top of a high mid-Pacific island at 15° north latitude, from which direction would you expect the wind to come? (Hint: don't forget to consider Coriolis' effect!)

• A) north
• B) south
• C) northwest
• D) northeast

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