Tropical cyclone s

Question 1

What are the 4 ingredients of a tropical cyclone

Answer 1

Sea temperatures of at least 27°C
Cluster of storm clouds
low wind shear
Coriolis effect

Question 2

Where do tropical cyclones form

Answer 2

Between Tropics

Question 3

Tropical cyclones have much _____ air pressure than air surrounding them

Answer 3

lower, because they are so warm

Question 4

The air in the eye of a tropical cyclone is ___&____

Answer 4

clear&calm

Question 5

What clouds does the moisture in the air cause (in tropical cyclones)

Answer 5

huge cumulonimbus, which spiral as the winds spin round towards the centre

Question 6

What does the big differences in air pressure create

Answer 6

Strong winds rotating towards the eye

Question 7

Once tropical cyclones form, what is their track (movement) driven by

Answer 7

global wind circulation

Question 8

What can tropical cyclones generally be predicted by

Answer 8

Satellite photography

Question 9

What does a tropical cyclone do after it reaches a landmass

Answer 9

lose energy and decay

Question 10

Why do hurricanes have such fast winds

Answer 10

high-pressure air is sucked into the low-pressure centre of the storm