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Framing questions about Hurricanes -- after reading the homework handout and completing the GIS "tropical cyclones" activities you should be able to answer these questions.
What 4 conditions are needed to form a tropical cyclone or Hurricane?
Where do Hurricanes generally form on the earth? Describe the general location in terms of latitude and longitude.
Are their areas of the earth where Hurricanes do not form, that you would expect them to form? why might this be?
How do the earth's wind patterns affect hurricane movement?
What are ideal ocean temperatures for hurricane formation? How does this relate to the earth's seasons?
Where does the energy to drive tropical storms come from?
What force causes a hurricane to begin to spin?
What is the eye of a hurricane and what does it tell use about the strength of that hurricane?
How does the Bermuda high affect the tracks of Atlantic hurricanes?
What are the impacts of a hurricane on land?
What is a storm surge and how is it formed?
What is the Saffir Simpson scale and how is it used?
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