tropical storms P1
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- What type of pressure system are tropical storms?
- What causes the low pressure in a tropical storm?
- What are hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones all the same thing?
- Where are hurricanes formed?
- Where are cyclones formed?
- Where are typhoons formed?
- Between what degrees north and south of the equator must a tropical storm form?
- What minimum sea temperature is required for tropical storm formation?
- What is the definition of wind shear in the context of tropical storms?
- Why is high heat necessary for the formation of tropical storms?
- What initially happens to warm surface water in tropical storm development?
- What happens after warm surface water evaporates and rises?
- What does the condensation of evaporated water release?
- What effect does rising air have on surface pressure?
- What force causes a storm to spin?
- What causes the Coriolis effect?
- What causes a tropical storm to lose strength?
- How do tropical storms gain strength over the ocean?
- What is the center of a tropical storm called?
- How large can the eye of a tropical storm be?
- What type of air movement occurs in the eye of a tropical storm?
- What are the conditions like in the eye of a tropical storm?
- What surrounds the eye of a tropical storm?
- What conditions characterize the eye wall of a tropical storm?
- What happens to wind speeds towards the outer skirts of a tropical storm?
- How does climate change affect the duration of warm ocean temperatures?
- How might climate change affect the distribution of tropical storms?
- How does higher sea surface temperature affect storm intensity?
- What are three strategies to reduce the effect of tropical storms?
- How can storms be monitored?
- How can planning help reduce the impact of tropical storms?
- What measures can governments take to prepare for tropical storms?
- How can buildings be designed to withstand storms?
- What type of flood defenses can be built along rivers?