2. Why is warm air lighter than cold air?
3. What are tornadoes ?
4. Where do the hurricanes occur frequently?
5. How does a cyclone alert differ from a cyclone warning ?
Answers
when air gets heated up it expands and becomes less dense than the air surrounding it also the distance between the molecules increases. ... So the less dense air floats in the much denser air just like ice floats on water as ice is less dense than water.
Tornadoes are vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air. Their winds may top 250 miles an hour and can clear a pathway a mile wide and 50 miles long. Also known as twisters, tornadoes are born in thunderstorms and are often accompanied by hail.
Pacific Ocean
Hurricanes (by whatever name) are by far most common in the Pacific Ocean, with the western Pacific being most active. In some years, the Philippines are struck by more than 20 tropical storms and typhoons.
The Second Stage warning known as “CYCLONE ALERT” is issued at least 48 hrs. ... The Third Stage warning known as “CYCLONE WARNING” issued at least 24 hours in advance of the expected commencement of adverse weather over the coastal areas. Landfall point is forecast at this stage.
Answer:
2. The reason fr this is when air gets heated up it expands and becomes less dense than the air surrounding it also the distance between the molecules increases. ... So the less dense air floats in the much denser air just like ice floats on water as ice is less dense than water.
3. Tornadoes are vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air. Their winds may top 250 miles an hour and can clear a pathway a mile wide and 50 miles long. Also known as twisters, tornadoes are born in thunderstorms and are often accompanied by hail.
4. Hurricanes (by whatever name) are by far most common in the Pacific Ocean, with the western Pacific being most active. In some years, the Philippines are struck by more than 20 tropical storms and typhoons.