How do they form Flashcards
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Warm air currents rise from the ocean.As the warm air rises ,more air rushes to replace it.
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Updraughts of air from the sea contain lots of water vapour which form cumulunombious clouds.
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coriolis force causes the rising air currents to spiral around the centre of the tropical cyclone.It rises and cools which forms the eye.
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As it moves along from its original source its fed new heat and moisture from the oceans so it enlarges.
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Once it reahces land it looses an energy source and decyas to become a mere storm.