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If it is said that wind is blowing from \(360^{\circ}\), then what is its meaning?

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Remember the compass bearing scale runs from \(0^{\circ}\) to \(360^{\circ}\), both marking north.
  • Wind is not blowing
  • Wind is blowing from south direction
  • Wind is blowing from true north direction
  • Wind is blowing from magnetic south direction
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

This question checks understanding of how meteorologists report wind direction using a compass bearing.

  1. Wind is not blowing: a value of \(360^{\circ}\) is a valid direction reading, calm conditions get their own separate label, so this does not fit.
  2. Blowing from south direction: south on the 0 to 360 degree compass scale is \(180^{\circ}\), not \(360^{\circ}\), so this is incorrect.
  3. Blowing from true north direction: on the standard meteorological scale, \(0^{\circ}\) and \(360^{\circ}\) both represent true north, since the scale wraps around a full circle, so this fits exactly.
  4. Blowing from magnetic south direction: the reported wind bearing is referenced to true, geographic north, not to magnetic compass readings, and it does not equal \(360^{\circ}\) at south anyway, so this is wrong.

Since the compass bearing scale runs from \(0^{\circ}\) at north clockwise around to \(360^{\circ}\), which lands back on north, a report of \(360^{\circ}\) means the wind is coming from true north.

Let's summarize:

  • Wind direction is reported as where the wind comes FROM, on a 0 to 360 degree clockwise scale from true north.
  • \(0^{\circ}\) and \(360^{\circ}\) are the same point on this circular scale, both meaning north.

So the answer is that the wind is blowing from the true north direction.

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