Monday 13 June 2011

Formation of a Cyclone

Question: Starting with the phrase 'high sea temperature', use your knowledge and the diagram to explain the formation of a cycle

Answer: When high sea temperatures occur, the heat causes the air particles to rise, and as the particles gain energy more particles rise due to the air escaping from high to low pressure like in a convection current, so when the air particles reach a greater height they will cool and fall. As more air particles rise and cool to sink, they will rush towards the low pressure centre and with all the rushing particles will form the most energy stable solution, creating a vortex, and the latent energy within the cyclone will cause the damage. 

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