Buys Ballot's Law states that in the Northern Hemisphere, with your back to the wind, the low-pressure will be located relative to you on which side?

Buys Ballot's Law states that in the Northern Hemisphere, with your back to the wind, the low-pressure will be located relative to you on which side?

• A. Right
• B. Ahead
• C. Left
• D. Behind

Answer: (C)

In the Northern Hemisphere, air around a low-pressure system circulates counterclockwise and converges toward the center. When you stand with the wind at your back, your body is oriented so that the inward, counterclockwise flow points toward your left side. That's why the low-pressure center ends up on your left. The other positions (ahead, right, or behind) don’t match the typical flow pattern around a northern-hemisphere low pressure.

In the Northern Hemisphere, air around a low-pressure system circulates counterclockwise and converges toward the center. When you stand with the wind at your back, your body is oriented so that the inward, counterclockwise flow points toward your left side. That's why the low-pressure center ends up on your left. The other positions (ahead, right, or behind) don’t match the typical flow pattern around a northern-hemisphere low pressure.