Science tropical cyclone

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  • Tropical cyclone - a system of thunderstorm
  • Eye - most calmest and central
  • Eyewall - where the intense thunderstorms located, strongest winds, heaviest rainfall
  • Rainbands - bands of clouds, cumulus clouds with rains
  • PAGASA - Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
  • Origin - starting point of a tropical cyclone
  • Mature - storm's structure becomes more organized
  • Dissipitation - weakens and dies
  • Coriolis effect - cause the rising current if air to spiral around
  • ITCZ - Inter Tropical Convergence Zone
  • Storm Surge - sudden and abnormal rise in sea level
  • Typhoon Classification - Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, Severe Tropical Storm, Typhoon, Super Typhoon
  • PH Warning Systems Color - Yellow for monitor, Orange for alert, Red for evacuate
  • Meteorology - study of weather
  • Thermometer - measures heat and cold
  • Barometer - Measures air pressure or barometric pressure
  • Air Pressure - function of the quantity of air and the amount of space
  • Rising air pressure results in fair weather
  • Falling air pressure results in wet weather
  • Anemometer - measures the speed or strength of the wind
  • Hygrometer - measures relative humidity
  • Rain Gauge - Used to gather and measure the liquid precipitation over a set period of time
  • Hurricanes - tropical cyclone in atlantic ocean
  • Typhoon - Tropical Cyclone in western Pacific Ocean
  • Cyclones - Tropical Cyclone in Indian Ocean and Australia
  • Wind vane - shows the direction of the wind