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Los ciclones tropicales:Regarding tropical cyclones:
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Correct answer: d) All the answers are correct
Why it is correct
Tropical cyclones need the Coriolis force (zero at the Equator) to spin and latent heat from a warm ocean, so they never form at the Equator, never cross it, and never form over land.
Why the others are not
- a) True, and b and c are also true.
- b) True, along with a and c.
- c) True: over land they lack their warm-vapour fuel.
How to work it out in the exam
- Tropical cyclone: neither forms at nor crosses the Equator, nor forms on land.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 2ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 7 Official paper · Official answer key
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