Question

Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

Reason (R): The directions of wind patterns in the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis effect.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Answer 1

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

A is true as the direction of wind in the northern hemisphere is clock wise and in southern hemisphere it is anti clock wise.