Hazards

3. tropical storms to form, the ocean needs to be between 6-70 metres in _________.
6. What effect causes tropical storms to spin causing a rotating mass of clouds?
8. For tropical storms to form, what temperature does the ocean need to be?
10. In deserts you expect to find hot and ______ weather.
11. The type of weather you expect to find at the equator is hot and ______________.
12. What are the names of the cells you expect to find between 0 and 20 degrees N and S of the equator?
13. On either side of the eye is a tall bank of cloud called the ________________?

1. Once formed, the hurricane is carried across the ocean by the prevailing winds (normally east to west).
2. At a _________________________ plate margin, you expect to see two plates moving past each other. Friction between these plates causes earthquakes.
4. At a ____________________ plate margin, two plates are moving apart.
5. What type of wind sheer (wind that remains constant and does not change with height) allows storm clouds to rise and not be ripped apart?
7. At a _______________________ plate margin, two plates are moving towards one another. The denser plate is subducted beneath the less dense plate.
9. What is the central part of a tropical storm called? This is a small area where relatively cold air sinks towards the ground and warms up. There are no clouds here and conditions are calm.