Effects of Warm Water on Hurricane Formation

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What is the “fuel” that “feeds” a hurricane?

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warm and moist air

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What are conditions like in the eye of the hurricane?

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Calm and possibly sunny

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In general, surface currents that flow from the tropics toward the poles carry ______________ water.

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warm

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The Gulf Stream  ____________ nearby land areas.

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warms

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A surface current effects the  ________________ of nearby land.

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climate

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Warm ocean currents generally come from: The North Pole, The South Pole, The Equator, Both A and B

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The Equator

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The Gulf Stream is a ______ current that carries water from the ______ to the North Atlantic Ocean.

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warm, Tropics

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Analyze the image. The red arrows represent warm water rising and the blue arrows represent cold water sinking. What type of heat transfer is responsible for this movement?

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convection

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Analyze the image. What could explain why certain parts of the ocean have warmer temperatures?

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the uneven heating of the Earth's surface

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Why do hurricanes form in late summer months? Options: They get mad because kids go back to school, The Coriolis Effect, Warm Ocean Temperatures, The Doldrums of the Equator

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Warm Ocean Temperatures