1. Welcome!
The Topic For Today is…
TROPICAL CYCLONES

2. TROPICAL CYCLONES
Conditions of a Characteristics of a Consequences of a
Tropical Cyclone Tropical Cyclone Tropical Cyclone
100 100 100
200 200 200
300 300 300
400 400 400
500 500 500

3. Conditions of a
Tropical Cyclone:
• Question:
100
• When do tropical cyclones often occur?
• Answer
• In late summer

4. Conditions for a
Tropical Cyclone:
200
• Question:
• Who predicts the weather
• Answer
• meteorologists

5. Conditions for a
Tropical Cyclone:
• Question:
300
• In what area of Earth are cyclones at their
strongest?
• Answer
• They are stronger over the sea than on land

6. Conditions for a
Tropical Cyclone:
• Question:
400
• What’s the circular wind pattern
• Answer
• Clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
• Counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere

7. Conditions of a
Tropical Cyclone:
• Question:
500
• Name the 4 conditions for a cyclone
• Answer
• Warm ocean surface
• Deeply humid and unstable atmosphere
• Low pressure
• Convective clouds

8. Characteristics
of a Tropical
Cyclone: 100
• Question:
• How are tropical cyclones names?
• Answer
• Men & women names

9. Characteristics
of a Tropical
• Question: Cyclone: 200
• True or False?
• The eye has the lowest pressure?
• Answer
• TRUE

10. Characteristics
of a Tropical
• Question: Cyclone: 300
• What occurs in the eye wall?
• Answer
• Violent storms and heaviest rainfall

11. Characteristics
of a Tropical
• Question:
Cyclone: 400
• What are the structures of a tropical cyclone?
• Answer
• Eye
• Eye wall
• Spiral bands
• Cirrus canopy

12. Characteristics
of a Tropical
• Question: Cyclone: 500
• What are the 4 stages of the lifecycle of a
cyclone?
• Answer
• Formation
• Prematurity
• Full maturity
• decay

13. Consequences
of a Tropical
• Question:
Cyclone: 100
• What’s the scale of intensity of a tropical
cylone?
• Answer
• 0-12

14. Consequences
of a Tropical
Cyclone: 200
• Question:
• How long do tropical cyclones last?
• Answer
• 1 week or more

15. Consequences
of a Tropical
• Question: Cyclone: 300
• Tropical cyclones cause what kind of
damages?
• Answer
• Flooding
• Mudslides
• Property destruction
• Death

16. Consequences
of a Tropical
• Question:
Cyclone: 400
• What is the energy source of a tropical
cyclone?
• Answer
• The release of heat from condensation

17. Consequences
of a Tropical
• Question:
Cyclone: 500
• Tropical cyclone impact depends on...
• Answer
• Wind speed
• Moving speed
• Duration of strong wind
• rainfall