In the Southern Hemisphere, winds around a low-pressure center rotate...

• A. Counterclockwise.
• B. Clockwise.
• C. No rotation.
• D. Upward.

Answer: (B)

In the Southern Hemisphere, moving air is deflected to the left due to the Coriolis effect. As air converges toward a low-pressure center, this leftward deflection causes the winds to spiral clockwise around the center. So low-pressure systems rotate clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. This contrasts with the Northern Hemisphere, where low-pressure systems rotate counterclockwise because the deflection is to the right. The idea of “upward” rotation doesn’t describe the horizontal wind circulation around a low-pressure center.