Hurricanes

Beverly K.
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  1. tropical
    relating to part of the Earth's surface with hot climate
    A hurricane is a tropical storm whose winds travel at least 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour.
  2. survive
    continue in existence after
    This is why they do not survive once they reach colder water or land.
  3. wind
    air moving from high pressure to low pressure
    A hurricane is a tropical storm whose winds travel at least 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour.
  4. gulf
    an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
    They form in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and eastern Pacific Ocean.
  5. energy
    forceful exertion
    Hurricanes get their energy from heat.
  6. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
    Once it reaches land, or if it travels to more northern areas where water is colder, it loses power and gradually dies.
  7. center
    an area that is in the middle of some larger region
    The center of a hurricane is called the eye.
  8. opposite
    being directly across from each other
    The winds spin counter-clockwise, or the opposite direction than a clock's hands move, over warm tropical oceans.
  9. direction
    a line leading to a place or point
    The winds spin counter-clockwise, or the opposite direction than a clock's hands move, over warm tropical oceans.
Created on Thu Dec 06 10:31:10 EST 2012 (updated Thu Dec 06 10:32:14 EST 2012)

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