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Light precipitation is falling
Moist air is rising
Wind Shear is increasing
Surface air pressure is decreasing
True
False
Intense tropical cyclones are uncommon in the Pacific Ocean
A cold ocean current off the coast decreases their intensity
The Saharan Air Layer increases their wind shear
Their direction of rotation prevents them from moving eastward
Passing over cool water stirred up by an earlier storm
Sinking of warm, dry air at the storm's center
Intensification of updrafts in the eyewall
A decrease in strong wind shear between the storm's upper and lower halves
The different terms indicate a different minimum wind speed.
Each term indicates a different level of storm damage
The different terms indicate differences in how each storm forms.
Different terms are used in different parts of the world
Prevailing winds steer the hurricane to the northwest
The hurricane passes over an area of warmer water
Updrafts of warm, moist air intensify inside the hurricane
The intensity of rainfall from the hurricane increases
A photograph of the hurricane taken from an airplane
Bright areas showing where clouds are expected to be
A legend showing the height of the satellite above Earth's surface
Lines showing state and country boundaries
True
False
Lines showing state and country boundaries
A photograph of the hurricane taken from an airplane
Bright areas showing where clouds are expected to be
A legend showing the height of the satellite above Earth`s surface
Doppler radar can locate clouds.
Doppler radar shows areas of precipitation.
Doppler radar can measure wind speed and direction within a storm.
Dopplar radar can be used on hurricane-hunter aircraft.
Cool and moist
Hot, dry, and dusty
Moist, hot, and dusty
Cool and dusty
Mixing dry air into the hurricane.
Interrupting the hurricane`s updrafts.
Producing strong wind shear that can tear apart the hurricane.
Increasing the transfer of heat energy from the ocean to the hurricane.
Easterly wave --> tropical disturbance --> tropical depression --> tropical storm
Tropical disturbance --> easterly wave --> tropical storm --> tropical depression
Tropical storm --> tropical depression --> easterly wave
Tropical depression --> tropical storm --> tropical storm --> easterly wave