Question

Because tropical storms (like hurricane or major storm system) develop with winds traveling into a low pressure area, we would expect that the winds in these kinds of storms in the ___ Hemisphere would rotate in a clockwise direction.

Answer 1

Answer:

Rotate in clockwise direction in Southern Hemisphere.

Explanation:

Tropical cyclone are rotating storm system with low pressure in center which is associated with low level atmospheric circulation and strong wind that produces heavy rainfall. Winds in these kind of storm rotate in anti-clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere, whereas, in clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere and this opposite direction of circulation is due to Coriolis effect.

Coriolis force is a type of frictional force and deflection of an object due Coriolis force is known an Coriolis effect and it is this force and effect which causes the movement of objects on the earth surface to be deflected towards  right in the North of the Equator and towards left in the South of the Equator with respect to the direction of the travel of an object.