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What is a defining characteristic of a cyclone?
What is a defining characteristic of a cyclone?
- Formation over cooler water
- Low pressure center and rising air (correct)
- High pressure center and descending air
- Consistently clear skies
How are summer and winter anticyclones similar?
How are summer and winter anticyclones similar?
- Both experience rapid temperature drops at night
- Both have high wind speeds
- Both have weak pressure gradients (correct)
- Both are associated with cloudy conditions
Which type of cyclone forms over warm ocean water in the West Pacific Ocean?
Which type of cyclone forms over warm ocean water in the West Pacific Ocean?
- Tornado
- Hurricane
- Typhoon (correct)
- Blizzard
What weather phenomenon leads to the formation of anticyclones aloft?
What weather phenomenon leads to the formation of anticyclones aloft?
How does a winter anticyclone differ from a summer anticyclone?
How does a winter anticyclone differ from a summer anticyclone?
What characterizes a cyclone compared to an anticyclone?
What characterizes a cyclone compared to an anticyclone?
What is the main reason that anticyclone rotates clockwise?
What is the main reason that anticyclone rotates clockwise?
Why does the air in an anticyclone warm and dry out?
Why does the air in an anticyclone warm and dry out?
In which direction does the wind blow around an anticyclone in the northern hemisphere?
In which direction does the wind blow around an anticyclone in the northern hemisphere?
How do anticyclones differ from cyclones in terms of wind direction?
How do anticyclones differ from cyclones in terms of wind direction?
What leads to the formation of anticyclones?
What leads to the formation of anticyclones?
Why do heat domes and anticyclones become more intense due to soaring global temperatures?
Why do heat domes and anticyclones become more intense due to soaring global temperatures?
