You are looking at an upper-level weather map (ie. 500 mb weather map). Which of

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You are looking at an upper-level weather map (ie. 500 mb weather map). Which of the following is NOT true? 5. a. b. c. Friction can be ignored. The winds will blow into a low pressure system. The atmosphere is in gradient wind balance. 6. Which of the following statements is FALSE? The winds around a surface low pressure system will blow clockwise and into the low in the Southern Hemisphere. The winds around an upper-level high pressure system will blow clockwise and out of the high in the Northern Hemisphere. The winds on an upper-level weather map blow parallel to the geopotential height contours. a. b. c.

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5.b. The winds will blow into a low press system. Explanation : gradient wind balance is where friction will not be considered. 6.b. Explanation : c-s-l. That is clockwise - southern hemisphere - low pressure is an example convention I follow to remember the wind direction in hemispheres. Only b is false.

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