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Typhoons get their energy from warm, very moist air, with moisture provided by warm ocean water. As the air is drawn up into the typhoon it cools and the moisture condenses, releasing enormous amounts of energy.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe Sun.
If you follow the news around, hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons always form above huge bodies of water near the equator. There are a lot of factors that need to be analyzed to properly explain it, but here is a simple explanation:
A typhoon (or either of the other two names) forms when water evaporates from the warm ocean. The Sun's energy is transformed into the water molecules' kinetic energy. This energy is then used to go up into the atmosphere. In the process, the water molecules transfer some of their energy to the air, causing a vertical air current.
Since there is a lot of water that just keeps on evaporating, the energy buildup is also large, both in the water and the air that surrounds it. Given enough time, and combined with the Coriolis effect (which adds energy to the typhoon by making it spin), the energy in that region becomes large enough that the storm produced has become a typhoon.
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∙ 9y agoThe energy for tropical cyclones comes from warm tropical oceans. These cyclones can last for several days, and typically dissipate over colder oceans or over land.
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Is typhoon a mass or a count noun?
The noun 'typhoon' is a count noun, the plural form is 'typhoons'. There can be one typhoon, several typhoons, or a series of typhoons.
How and why does typhoons gain energy from warm ocean water?
When ocean water is warm, a lot of water vapor evaporates from it. If air laden with that water vapor rises, as it often does it will cool and the water vapor will condense, which releases energy.
What branch of physical science in typhoons?
Meterology (nothing to do with "meteors" but weather!
How does the Coriolis force effect modify air movement?
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Coriolis force deflects winds to the right. This causes hurricanes and typhoons to spin counterclockwise. In the Southern Hemisphere, the Coriolis force deflects winds to the left. This causes hurricanes and typhoons to spin clockwise.
What are examples of what type of energy?
* thermal energy * chemical energy * nuclear energy * mechanical energy * magnetic energy * electrical energy * radiant energy * elastic energy * sound energy * luminous energy * gravitational energy
How do landforms and bodies of water affect a typhoon?
Landforms and bodies of water affect typhoons based on what or how strong the energy is released by the landforms and bodies of water. Typhoons gain energy from warm ocean water and lose energy over cold water. Particularly, landforms lessen the strength of typhoons whenever the winds impact them
How landforms and bodies of water affect typhoons?
Landforms and bodies of water will affect typhoons very differently. A typhoon will typically gain energy and momentum from warm ocean water and will lose energy and momentum over cold water and interactions with land.
Scientific explanation why typhoons occur.?
Usually typhoons occur in tropical area where their is warm water. Typhoons causes are also moisture and inward spiraling winds. Developing typhoons gather heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters plus moisture by evaporation from the sea surface powers them like giant heat engines.
What is the source of energy of a typhoon?
Typhoons are powered by the huge amounts of moisture that evaporate from warm ocean water.
Can you help prevent typhoons?
Typhoons cannot be prevented.
Does uk get typhoons?
No, typhoons are a southeast Asia phenomena.
Why do typhoons never hit land?
Typhoons do hit land.
Do typhoons travel or stay put?
Yes typhoons travel
How can properly kept environment lessen harmful effects of floods and typhoons?
Vegetation helps absorb water's kinetic energy and some of the water itself. So floods will not carry the same force, and storm surges from typhoons will not travel as far inland.
How can typhoons help?
Typhoons can deliver much needed rain to a region.
Does Antarctica have typhoons?
No. Typhoons are tropical storms. Antarctica is a polar desert.
How did meteorologists named typhoons?
meteorologists name typhoons in alphabetical order
