What two factors weaken a tropical cyclone?

• Warm water temperatures

• Cool water temperatures

• Hitting land

• Moving towards the equator

Which of the following are other terms for a tropical cyclone?

• Cyclonic storm

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

• Thunderstorm

• Drought

What fuels (makes storm stronger) a hurricane?

• Warmer water

• Cooler water

• Clouds

• Presence of marine life

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Air always moves from areas of ​ (a)   pressure to areas of ​ (b)   pressure.

• high
• low

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Match the following air masses to their characteristic.

• Dry

• Polar

• Cold

• Continental

• Warm

• Tropical

• Wet/Humid

• Maritime

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following air masses with the type of weather they bring.

• Cold and Dry

• Continental Polar (cP)

• Hot and Dry

• Maritime Tropical (mT)

• Cold and Wet

• Continental Tropical (cT)

• Warm and Wet

• Maritime Polar (mP)

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Hurricanes weaken above land because they are no longer fueled by warm ocean water.

• True

• False

Identify four locations where hurricanes are most likely to form.

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The Sun heats the Earth ​ (a)   . This causes the ​ (b)   to be warmer than the ​ (c)  

• unevenly
• equator
• poles.
• evenly
• islands
• continents
• oceans

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Warm air rises at the ​ (a)   creating an area of ​ (b)  

Cool air sinks at the ​ (c)   creating an area of ​ (d)  

• equator
• low pressure.
• poles
• high pressure.

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