Реферат: Hurricanes Essay Research Paper How a Hurricane

Cyclones- The name for hurricanes in the Bay of Bengal

Typhoons- The name for hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean.

Baguios- The name for hurricanes near Indonesia.

Willy-Nillies- The name for hurricanes in Australia.

Coriolis effect-The effect that causes hurricanes to rotate. Same effect that makes toilets rotate.

Storm Surges- Giant waves sometimes caused by hurricanes.

Kamikaze- The name given to a hurricane by the Japanese. Means divine wind.

Thermodynamics- The study of the conservation of energy.

Meteorologists- People who study hurricanes.

Adiabatically- 1. occurring without loss or gain of heat 2. of or having to do with a change of volume of a gas during which no heat enters or leaves it.

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