The centers of gyres tend to be ____
a. high energy with high productivity
b. high energy with high salinity and little productivity
c. calm and support high productivity
d. calm and support relatively little life
e. high energy with strong winds and storms
d
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Cyclone
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The following questions refer to the above illustration of a middle-latitude cyclone. The dashed lines show the positions of the fronts six hours ago.
At which location represented by the four positions on the map would you expect to hear the following 12-hour forecast: "Partly cloudy and continued warm through this afternoon and evening"?
A. position 1 B. position 2 C. position 3 D. position 4