Ocean Currents and Air Masses That Produce Tropical Cyclones Including Typhoons and Hurricanes

Most of the water vapor in the atmosphere comes from evaporation of water from oceans. Most of this evaporation occurs where there is the greatest solar radiation, which is -

• along the coast of Europe.

• around islands in the Pacific.

• near the Equator.

• at both of the poles.

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The circulation of warm and cold matter is called...

• Convection

• Wind

• Evaporates

• Rises

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Which of the following factors contributes most to formation of hurricanes?

• gravitational pull of the moon and sun

• toxic chemicals in the atmosphere by industry

• Glaciers melting in polar regions

• solar radiation heating the oceans by equator

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This is the calmest part of a hurricane.

• eye wall

• rain bands

• eye

• eye and rain bands

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Where does the Storm Start?

• Over Cold Water

• Over Antarctica

• Over Warm Water

• Overseas

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Condition of the air that is influenced by heat and water.

• Convection

• Climate

• Wind

• Hurricane

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How fast do winds have to be before it is considered a hurricane?

• 50 mph

• 75 mph

• 100 mph

• 40 mph

Hurricanes are the result of heat energy and water evaporated from which of the following.

• natural springs in Texas

• reservoirs heated by industry

• oceans in tropics

• large lake in Africa

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This phenomenon that forces winds to spin.

• Rain bands

• Eye

• Eye Wall

• Coriolis effect

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The strongest winds of hurricane come from?

• The eye wall

• The rain band

• The eye

• The center