Tropical Cyclones & Typhoons

If a storm isn't spinning, it can't be a tropical cyclone

• True

• False

A tropical cyclone will always have a name

• True

• False

A tropical cyclone can form over land

• True

• False

The name for hot air rising is 'convection'.

• True

• False

A tropical cyclone will have winds of at least 120 km/h

• True

• False

A tropical cyclone can only form over water that colder than 26 degrees Celcius.

• True

• False

A tropical cyclone would spin clockwise in Asia.

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• False

A tropical cyclone could form near Antarctica

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• False

A tropical cyclone near Japan would be called a hurricane.

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• False

Tropical cyclones can happen in any month of the year.

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• False