Air is heated above the surface of warm tropical oceans. This warm air rises rapidly, creating what type of conditions?

The rising air draws up more air and large volumes of moisture from the ocean, causing what conditions?

What is the effect of the Earth’s rotation called?

As the air rises, it cools and condenses to form what type of cloud formation?

Why are there no clouds in the eye of the storm?

What happens to a tropical storm when it reaches landfall?

What effect does the Coriolis effect have on the air in the eye of the storm?

Every second, a tropical storm has the potential to release the energy of how many atom bombs?

A hurricanes strength is measured on the Saffir-Simpson scale. How many categories of a hurricane are there?

In 1969 hurricane Camille recorded the highest ever wind speed for a hurricane. What was it?

What factor may, in the future, affect the distribution of tropical storms?

What is the central point of a tropical storm called?

Why do hurricanes not usually form in the South Atlantic?

In the Tropics, hat has happened to the surface sea temperature over the last few decades?

Which are the most destructive storms on earth?

How wide across can a tropical storm potentially be?

In relation the Coriolis effect, why as the Earth rotates, does the wind bend?

What happens to the spin of the Earth at the Equator?

What is the approximate average lifespan of a tropical storm?

In the northern hemisphere, in which direction does a tropical storm track after it hits land?

In what direction do tropical storms travel?

In which direction do hurricanes in the southern hemisphere spin?

In which direction do hurricanes in the northern hemisphere bend towards?

What must be the temperature of the sea for a tropical storm to form?

What type of rainfall do cumulonimbus clouds result in?