1.2.2 Tropical Storms

• What are tropical storms defined as?

  Rotating low-pressure systems
• Arrange the stages of tropical storm development in the correct order.

  1️⃣ Initiation: Warm, moist air rises, creating low pressure

  2️⃣ Organization: Low-pressure system rotates, forming spiral bands

  3️⃣ Intensification: Storm draws in more warm air, increasing wind speeds

  4️⃣ Dissipation: Storm moves over cooler waters or land, losing energy
• Tropical storms can form over land.

  False
• Tropical storms require warm ocean temperatures above 26°C
• During the initiation stage of a tropical storm, warm, moist air rises, creating an area of low pressure
• Tropical storms require warm ocean temperatures above 26°C
• What cyclical process powers tropical storms?

  Release of latent heat
• What are some characteristics of tropical storms?

  High winds, heavy rainfall
• The cyclical process of rising air in tropical storms is fueled by the release of latent heat.


  True
• What happens to a tropical storm when it moves over cooler waters or land?

  It dissipates
• Match the part of a tropical storm with its description:

  Eye ↔️ Calm, clear center with low pressure

  Eyewall ↔️ Ring of intense thunderstorms

  Spiral Rain Bands ↔️ Bands of thunderstorms spiraling outward
• Tropical storms are rotating low-pressure weather systems that form over warm ocean
• The warm ocean waters fuel the rising warm, moist air
• Match the stage of tropical storm development with its description:

  Initiation ↔️ Warm, moist air rises, creating low pressure

  Organization ↔️ Low-pressure system forms spiral bands
• Stages of tropical storm development in chronological order

  1️⃣ Initiation

  2️⃣ Organization

  3️⃣ Intensification

  4️⃣ Dissipation
• Tropical storms need warm ocean temperatures above 26°C
• The eye of a tropical storm is typically a calm, clear area with low pressure.

  True
• Match the tropical storm structure with its description:

  Eye ↔️ Calm center with low pressure

  Eyewall ↔️ Ring of intense thunderstorms

  Spiral Rain Bands ↔️ Thunderstorms spiraling outward
• Wind shear disrupts the structure of a tropical storm, causing it to weaken
• The release of latent heat from condensing air fuels tropical storms.

  True
• Match the condition with its description for tropical storm formation.

  Warm Ocean Temperatures ↔️ Provide necessary energy

  Rising Warm, Moist Air ↔️ Releases latent heat
• The rising warm, moist air in a tropical storm creates a cyclical process fueled by the release of latent heat
• Stages in the development of a tropical storm

  1️⃣ Initiation

  2️⃣ Organization
• The cyclical nature of tropical storm development is powered by the release of latent heat.


  True
• How do warm ocean temperatures affect tropical storm intensity?

  They allow it to intensify
• Tropical storms are characterized by high winds, heavy rainfall, and storm surges.


  True
• The release of latent heat during condensation powers tropical storms.


  True
• What is the minimum ocean temperature required for tropical storm formation?

  26°C
• Match the stage of tropical storm development with its description:

  Initiation ↔️ Warm, moist air creates low pressure

  Organization ↔️ Low-pressure system forms spiral bands

  Intensification ↔️ Storm draws in warm, moist air

  Dissipation ↔️ Storm loses energy over land
• Why do tropical storms need warm ocean temperatures to form?

  To provide energy
• The ring of intense thunderstorms surrounding the eye of a tropical storm is called the eyewall
• Warm ocean temperatures increase tropical storm intensity.


  True
• Tropical storms can cause structural damage, flooding, and storm surges.


  True
• Strategies to address tropical storm impacts are divided into mitigation and adaptation
• Storm surges are caused by low pressure and high winds
• Match the strategy type with its example:

  Mitigation ↔️ Reducing greenhouse gas emissions

  Adaptation ↔️ Improving early warning systems
• One key condition for the formation of tropical storms is warm ocean temperatures above 26°C
• Strong vertical wind shear can weaken a tropical storm.


  True
• Stages of tropical storm development in chronological order

  1️⃣ Initiation

  2️⃣ Organization
• The cyclical process of rising warm, moist air in tropical storms is powered by the release of latent heat