What is a cyclone?a)  A rapid inward air circulation around a low-pressure area.b)  A rapid outward air circulation around a high-pressure area.c)  A high-pressure system that forms over warm waters.d)  A localized thunderstorm.

n meteorology, a cyclone is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmosphericpressure, counterclockwise in the _________ Hemisphere and clockwise in the _________Hemisphere as viewed from above

Cyclones are characterized by inward-spiraling winds that rotate about a zone of _________.

In the Atlantic and the northeastern Pacific oceans, a tropical cyclone is generally referred to as a_________ (from the name of the ancient Central American deity of wind, Huracan), in the Indianand south Pacific oceans it is called a cyclone, and in the northwestern Pacific it is called a_________.

11.  What causes the formation of low-pressure area that can lead to the development of a typhoon?*cold and dry airvery low moisture or humiditycold waters surrounded by warm conditionswarm waters surrounded by cold conditions12.  A thunderstorm cloud is a __________.*cumulusnimbostratuscumulonimbusstratus13.  What happens to tropical cyclones when they make a landfall?*they lose strengththey increase in strengththe air rotates in a different directionthe air over the land warms quickly14.  The center of a tropical storm where subsidence occurs and often clearing occurs is termed the:*eyenucleusatomsbrain15.  What is strongest portion of a hurricane including strong winds and heavy rain?*eyeeye wallfeeder bandswall cloudBackNextClear form

_________ form as warm core cyclones over land, and can lead to tornado formation.