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Where do temperate cyclones usually form?
Where do temperate cyclones usually form?
- Over the equator
- In the polar regions
- In the tropics
- Along fronts (correct)
What distinguishes a temperate cyclone from a tropical cyclone?
What distinguishes a temperate cyclone from a tropical cyclone?
- Occurs near the equator
- Occurs in the mid-latitudes (correct)
- Characterized by extreme temperature differences
- Forms over warm ocean waters
What contributes to the formation of temperate cyclones?
What contributes to the formation of temperate cyclones?
- Absence of fronts
- Moderate temperature differences between equator and poles (correct)
- Low pressure systems over polar regions
- High wind speeds near the equator
