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What is any storm with low pressure at its center and spinning winds called?
a cyclone
What is a large spinning storm that has winds over 117 kilometers (73 miles) per hour?
a hurricane is a large spinning storm that has winds over 117 kilometers (73 miles) per hour
How do winds behave in a cyclone?
inwards toward the spinning center
Do the winds come from the northeast during a nor'easter storm?
In the populated areas impacted by a nor'easter, yes. Like all large storm systems in the northern hemisphere, a nor'easter has winds that rotate counterclockwise around a center of low pressure. In a nor'easter this center is located just off the North American East Coast, with the land mostly in the northwestern portion of the storm when winds come out of the northeast.
How are winds affected by areas of high pressure?
In zones where air ascends, the air is less dense than its surroundings and this creates a center of low pressure. Winds blow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure, and so the surface winds would tend to blow toward a low pressure center. In zones where air descends back to the surface, the air is more dense than its surroundings and this creates a center of high atmospheric pressure. Since winds blow from areas ofhigh pressureto areas oflow pressure, winds spiral outward away from the high pressure. The Coriolis Effect deflects air toward the right in the northern hemisphere and creates a general clockwise rotation around the high pressure center. In the southern hemisphere the effect is just the opposite, and winds circulate in a counterclockwise rotation about the high pressure center. Such winds circulating around a high pressure center are calledanticyclonic windsand around a low pressure area they are calledcyclonic winds.
What is any storm with low pressure at its center and spinning winds called?
a cyclone
What is a word starting with the letter C for a storm with low pressure at its center and spinning winds?
The word is cyclone.
Why is the eye of the hurricane sunny?
The eye of a hurricane forms because the winds are spinning so fast that they cannot reach the center of the storm, but there is still low pressure pulling the air towards it. To satisfy this pressure deficit air is pulled down from the top of the storm. As this air sinks it warms up, causing the clouds to evaporate.
What is a large spinning storm that has winds over 117 kilometers (73 miles) per hour?
a hurricane is a large spinning storm that has winds over 117 kilometers (73 miles) per hour
How do winds behave in a cyclone?
inwards toward the spinning center
Do the winds come from the northeast during a nor'easter storm?
In the populated areas impacted by a nor'easter, yes. Like all large storm systems in the northern hemisphere, a nor'easter has winds that rotate counterclockwise around a center of low pressure. In a nor'easter this center is located just off the North American East Coast, with the land mostly in the northwestern portion of the storm when winds come out of the northeast.
What makes global winds curve rather than move in straight lines?
That's the result of the spinning of the Earth. If the Earth didn't spin, then air would head directly into the center of low pressure, and directly out of the center of high pressure.
What can high winds cause at a beach?
The rising air in a hurricane creates and area of low pressure that draws air in. The lower the pressure is in a storm, the more force it will exert on air and the faster the winds will be. Pressure in a hurricane is very low, so winds reach great speeds as they approach the center.
What does the size and strenth of a hurricane storm measure?
The intensity rating of a hurricane is determined based on the maximum sustained wind speed of the storm. For example, Sustained winds of 120 mph will earn a storm a category 3 rating. Intensity can also be assessed based on the barometric pressure at the center of the storm. Lower pressure means a stronger storm. Rankings of intensity are based on pressure, as it is given as an exact figure, while wind speed is rounded to the nearest 5 mph. The size of a storm is based on the diameter of the area over which the hurricane produces sustained gale-force winds; winds of at least 35 mph.
The stongest part of a hurricane is the eye?
The eye of the hurricane is normally a region of relatively calm weather in the center of the storm. It has the lowest barometric pressure within the storm. The strongest part of the storm is in the "eyewall" which is has high winds and usually very heavy thunderstorms.
What is the difference between tropical storm and tropical disturbance?
A tropical disturbance is an area of low pressure in the tropics that produces disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Tropical disturbances can produce gusty winds, but lack an organized circulation and center of rotation. A tropical storm is better organized, with a closed circulation and a well-defined center of circulation. By definition, a tropical storm must have sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph.
How are winds affected by areas of high pressure?
In zones where air ascends, the air is less dense than its surroundings and this creates a center of low pressure. Winds blow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure, and so the surface winds would tend to blow toward a low pressure center. In zones where air descends back to the surface, the air is more dense than its surroundings and this creates a center of high atmospheric pressure. Since winds blow from areas ofhigh pressureto areas oflow pressure, winds spiral outward away from the high pressure. The Coriolis Effect deflects air toward the right in the northern hemisphere and creates a general clockwise rotation around the high pressure center. In the southern hemisphere the effect is just the opposite, and winds circulate in a counterclockwise rotation about the high pressure center. Such winds circulating around a high pressure center are calledanticyclonic windsand around a low pressure area they are calledcyclonic winds.
