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What type of plate boundary is characterized by horizontal movement, resulting in earthquakes but no creation or destruction of crust?
What type of plate boundary is characterized by horizontal movement, resulting in earthquakes but no creation or destruction of crust?
- Divergent boundary
- Convergent boundary
- Transform boundary (correct)
- Collision boundary
What is the primary source of energy for a typhoon?
What is the primary source of energy for a typhoon?
- Converging winds
- Wind shear
- Warm ocean waters (correct)
- Tropical disturbances
What is the term for the area at the center of a typhoon where the weather is calm and clear?
What is the term for the area at the center of a typhoon where the weather is calm and clear?
- Ring bands
- The eye (correct)
- Tropical disturbance
- Eye wall
What is necessary for the formation of a typhoon, aside from warm ocean waters?
What is necessary for the formation of a typhoon, aside from warm ocean waters?
What is the term for the clusters of thunderstorms that start to organize over warm ocean waters and can develop into a typhoon?
What is the term for the clusters of thunderstorms that start to organize over warm ocean waters and can develop into a typhoon?
What is the term for the zone where winds from the northern and southern hemispheres converge, helping in the formation of storms and typhoons?
What is the term for the zone where winds from the northern and southern hemispheres converge, helping in the formation of storms and typhoons?
What is the term for the change in wind speed or direction with altitude, which is important for typhoon formation?
What is the term for the change in wind speed or direction with altitude, which is important for typhoon formation?
What is the term for a tropical cyclone that is located in the Northwest Pacific?
What is the term for a tropical cyclone that is located in the Northwest Pacific?
What is the term for the curved bands of clouds and thunderstorms that trail away from the eyewall of a typhoon?
What is the term for the curved bands of clouds and thunderstorms that trail away from the eyewall of a typhoon?
What is the minimum temperature required for typhoon formation, in degrees Fahrenheit?
What is the minimum temperature required for typhoon formation, in degrees Fahrenheit?
