Tropical Cyclones. Flashcards

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What is a tropical cyclone?

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Tropical cyclones or low pressure systems located over warm tropical oceans. They are associated with severe weather conditions. 

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What do different countries call a tropical cyclone.

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The United States cause a tropical cyclone, and a hurricane
In south east Asia they call it a typhoon
In Australia, they call it a Willy Willy .

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Where are tropical, cyclones rare?

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Tropical cyclones, a rare in South Atlantic as the water is not normally warm enough there.

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Where are tropical cyclones located?

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Tropical cyclones are areas of extreme, low pressure

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Which way does the air in southern hemisphere is rotate?

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Clockwise

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Which way does air in the northern hemisphere rotate?

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Anti-clockwise

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What season do they usually occur?

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In late summer early autumn when the water surface is the warmest.

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Do they need to develop over the oceans with a greater temperature than 26°C?

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Yes 

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Which way do the storm is generally move

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East to west 

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What is a tropical cyclones diameter?

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600 km to 100 km.

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What is the center of the storm?

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The eye

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What is the eye surrounded by?

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Tall walls of cumulonimbus

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What are tropical cyclones usually named after?

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Male and female names.

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After what wind speed are tropical cyclones named?

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65km/h

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What latitude do tropical cyclones occur?

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5° to 30° N and S

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What scale are cyclones measured with?

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Safffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale and this scale estimate the potential damage to a property.

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What are some negative impacts of a tropical cyclones?

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Tropical cyclones are associated with severe wind, heavy rainfall, tornadoes, and storm surges. These conditions are a major threat to human life property, and economic activities. 

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What do these impacts include?

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Number one torrential rainfall and storm surges, causing flooding which damages houses. People die drain tropical cyclones. Crops get flooded or damaged by strong winds. Disease outbreaks of the tropical cyclones.

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What are the positive impacts of a tropical cyclone?

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Up with flooding is not excessive crops can benefit from rain, dams, lakes, and rivers full up.

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iCloud, what are some things I can do to get ready for a tropical cyclone?

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Monitor the paths of cyclones, prepare evacuation plans, protect houses with sandbags and boarding windows.