_____ are formed when air moves counterclockwise around a low pressure and clockwise around a high pressure.

_____ are formed when air moves counterclockwise around a low pressure and clockwise around a high pressure.

• A. Anticyclones
• B. Cyclones
• C. Tornadoes
• D. Monsoons

Answer: (B)

The pattern describes how air circulates around pressure centers due to the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis effect. In the Northern Hemisphere, air moving toward a low-pressure center turns counterclockwise, while air flowing outward from a high-pressure center turns clockwise. So, air moving counterclockwise around a low pressure and clockwise around a high pressure corresponds to cyclones, which are low-pressure systems. Anticyclones rotate clockwise around high pressure (the opposite pattern). Tornadoes are localized violent vortices, and monsoons are seasonal wind systems, not defined by this circulation around a pressure center.

The pattern describes how air circulates around pressure centers due to the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis effect. In the Northern Hemisphere, air moving toward a low-pressure center turns counterclockwise, while air flowing outward from a high-pressure center turns clockwise. So, air moving counterclockwise around a low pressure and clockwise around a high pressure corresponds to cyclones, which are low-pressure systems. Anticyclones rotate clockwise around high pressure (the opposite pattern). Tornadoes are localized violent vortices, and monsoons are seasonal wind systems, not defined by this circulation around a pressure center.