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question 4 (20 points)
rank the following in order of increasing strength.
tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, and hurricane
hurricane, tropical depression, tropical storm, and tropical disturbance
tropical storm, tropical depression, tropical disturbance, and hurricane
tropical depression, tropical storm, tropical disturbance, and hurricane
question 5 (20 points)
as they approach north america, hurricanes commonly move north on clockwise - curving paths due to the _________.
pressure - gradient force
bermuda high
hadley cells pattern of air circulation
coriolis effect

Explanation:

Question 4

A tropical disturbance is the weakest, then a tropical depression (has sustained winds of 38 mph or less), followed by a tropical storm (sustained winds of 39 - 73 mph), and a hurricane is the strongest (sustained winds of 74 mph or more).

The Bermuda High is a semi - permanent subtropical high - pressure system. As hurricanes approach North America, the clockwise - flowing air around the Bermuda High steers them on a northward, clockwise - curving path. The pressure - gradient force is related to the force that causes air to move from high to low pressure. The Hadley cell is a large - scale atmospheric circulation pattern in the tropics. The Coriolis effect causes a deflection of moving objects (like air in a hurricane) but is not the main reason for the clockwise - curving path as they approach North America in this context.

Answer:

tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, and hurricane

Question 5