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What do the circular lines and arrows tell you about what happens inside of a mesocyclone?

Air moves in a clockwise direction as it rises up through the supercell.

Water moves in a clockwise direction as it travels down through the supercell.

Hail and rain push a tornado out of the bottom of the mesocyclone.

Evaporating precipitation causes the mesocyclone to rotate counterclockwise.

Answer 1

The circular lines and arrows in a diagram about supercells typically indicate the flow of air within the mesocyclone. In a supercell, the most common behavior of the air movement is for it to rotate counterclockwise as it rises through the mesocyclone. Therefore, the correct interpretation of these lines and arrows is likely related to the counterclockwise motion of the air.

Based on the provided options, none of them accurately reflect the typical behavior of air within a mesocyclone. The closest correct assessment is that air actually moves in a counterclockwise direction, but that option is not provided.

If we had to select one from the given choices as the most relevant to supercells, it would be:

Evaporating precipitation causes the mesocyclone to rotate counterclockwise.

However, it's generally understood that the mesocyclone itself rotates counterclockwise due to the Coriolis effect and other meteorological factors.