During the spring, on a warm, sunny day in Boston, Massachusetts, the wind shifts from southwesterly to northeasterly and the weather turns cold, damp, and overcast. This suggests that a “back door” cold front approached Boston from the

a. southeast
b. southwest
c. northeast
d. west
e. northwest


ANSWER: c

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