Tropical storms

All air is under pressure but if it is rising then the air is said to be unstable and the pressure is _______

• higher
• lower

In some circumstances, air pressure can be extremely ___ and this might influence the formation of tropical storms.

• low
• high

The _____________ is the largest cell and extends from the equator to between 30 and 40⁰ North and South.

• Hadley Cell
• Polar Cell
• Ferrel Cell

In these latitudes the cooler air from the poles meets the warmer air from the tropics, causing air to rise. 

• Polar Cells
• Ferrel Cells
• Hadley Cells

The _________ cells are found between 60 and 70⁰ North and South. These are typically colder and feature denser air. 

• Polar Cell
• Hadley Cell
• Ferrel Cell

Air moves from high pressure to low pressure.

• True
• False

The spinning of the earth is called the.....

• Polar front
• Crylas effect
• Trade winds
• Coriolis effect

Trade winds.....

• blow at the surface from the sub-tropical high pressure areas towards the equator.
• blow at the hadley cell from the sub-tropical high pressure areas towards the tropic of cancer.
• blow at the surface from the sub-tropical high pressure areas away from the equator.

What are tropical cyclones that form in the Pacific Ocean called?

• funnel clouds

• downdrafts

• tornadoes

• typhoons

What is the calm center of a hurricane called?

• funnel cloud

• downburst

• eyewall

• eye