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1.4 FLASHCARDTROPICAL STORMS OCCUR NEAR THE EQUATOR. THEY OCCUR FROM 5˚ TO 30˚ NORTH
OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR. THEY OCCUR IN OCEANS (SOURCE OF WATER.)
- EYE SURROUNDED BY THE EYE
WALL WHERE THERE IS
SPIRALLING RISING AIR
- THE CENTRE OF THE CYCLONE IS
CALLED THE EYE
- TOWARDS THE EDGES OF THE
CYCLONE, WIND SPEED FALLS
FOR THERE TO BE A TROPICAL STORM WARM OCEAN WATER OF 27˚ OR MORE
AIR RISES (EVAPORATES) RAPIDLY CAUSING AN AREA OF
THERE HAS TO BE… INTENSE LOW PRESSURE
THE AIR COOLS, CONDENSES AND FORMS LARGE THUNDER
- OCEANS OF 26.5˚ OR MORE CLOUDS (CUMULONIMBUS)
- OCEANS DEEP ENOUGH TO GENERATE AIR CONTINUES TO RISE RAPIDLY LEAVING A GAP AT THE
1.5 FLASHCARD
ENOUGH ENERGY SURFACE
MORE AIR COMES IN FROM THE SIDES TO FILL THE GAP – THIS
- CORIOLAS EFFECT (SPIN OF THE EARTH) CREATES WIND. THIS AIR RISES TOO
TO HELP WITH THE ROTATION OF THE THE STORM GROWS IN SIZE FROM CONTINUOUS RISING AND
CONDENSING AIR
STORM THE TRADE WINDS AND CORIOLAS EFFECT MOVE AND ROTATE
- LITTLE WIND AS IT PREVENTS THE WALL THE STORM
OF THE STORM FORMING AS IT MAKES LANDFALL IT STARTS TO DISSIPATE (WEAKEN)
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