Unit 7 (PT2): FINAL

Hurricanes

Hurricanes

a tropical cyclone, an organization of a large number of thunderstorms originating in the tropics into a massive, single, rotating storm

high,

In a ___ pressure system, wind rushes outwards from the center

low

In a __ pressure system, wind rushed inwards towards the center

low pressure systems

What pressure system are hurricanes under?

Coriolis Effect

An apparent force that would reflect in the direction that the wind takes

faster, Coriolis Effect

Because the equator moves ____ than higher latitudes, this creates the force of the ______ _____.

further, force

The ____ you are from the equator, the stronger the ____ is.

0

The Coriolis Effect’s force is _ at the equator.

Northern

Which hemisphere deflects winds to the right (counterclockwise)?

Southern

Which hemisphere deflects winds to the left (clockwise)?

The Coriolis Effect disappears there

Why can’t cyclones form by the equator?

Hurricanes

Which tropical cyclone occurs in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Ocean?

Typhoons

Which tropical cyclone occurs in the western Pacific Ocean?

Yes, to typhoons

Can hurricanes that travel from the easter Pacific to the west be reclassified?