Tropical Storms!

What is the difference between a hurricane, a typhoon, and a tropical cyclone?

• Begin on different dates
• Begin in warm waters
• Begin in different locations
• Begin/end on time

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A hurricane gets its energy from

• Warm ocean waters
• high air pressure
• winds along surface
• Sun

The Coriolis effect is caused by

• the Earth's rotation

• the movement of air masses

• the difference in surface and atmospheric temperatures

• electromagnetic waves from the sun

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What two conditions must be met to form a tropical cyclone?

• A temperature difference between the upper and lower layers of the troposphere

• Strong winds and an unstable air mass

• An abundant supply of warm ocean water and and warm air

• Cool ocean water and a warm, unstable air mass

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Tropical storms in the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific are called

• Hurricanes

• Cyclones

• Typhoons

• Tornados

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Tropical storms in the Northwest Pacific are called

• Hurricanes

• Cyclones

• Typhoons

• Tornados

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Tropical Storms in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean are called

• Hurricanes

• Cyclones

• Typhoons

• Tornados

Tropical storms are large rotating storms that are formed over warm ocean waters near

• Artic region

• polar regions

• the equator

• maritime high pressure system

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Tropical storms, tropical cyclones and typhoons are the same. They are called tropical because it forms over

• cold polar waters

• warm polar waters

• warm equator waters

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What causes the tropical storms to spin as it moves from the tropics?

• global conveyor belt

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's rotation(Coriolis effect)

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