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The wind velocity is higher in the dangerous semicircle of a tropical cyclone because of the __________.

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The wind velocity is higher in the dangerous semicircle of a tropical cyclone because of the __________.

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• Dangerous semicircle vs navigable semicircle of a tropical cyclone • How the storm’s counterclockwise/clockwise circulation (Northern vs Southern Hemisphere) combines with the storm’s forward motion • Effect of pressure gradient on wind speed around a low-pressure center

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• Visualize a tropical cyclone as a rotating wheel that is also moving forward. On which side will the rotation line up with the direction of travel to make winds stronger? • Think about how the background wind (from the storm’s movement) either adds to or subtracts from the circular winds around the eye. • Which option describes a mechanism that would logically make winds faster on only one side of the storm, instead of all around it equally?

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• Identify which choices mention both the circular winds around the low and something about the storm’s overall motion or pressure gradient. • Eliminate options that do not explain why one semicircle is more dangerous than the other (they might be real terms, but don’t address the asymmetry). • Confirm that your chosen option explains how winds on one side are effectively stronger than the basic gradient wind because of an additional component.

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Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c51a734

The wind velocity is higher in the dangerous semicircle of a tropical cyclone because of the __________.

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The wind velocity is higher in the dangerous semicircle of a tropical cyclone because of the __________.

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