What is a cyclone?
Q: What is a cyclone?
A: A cyclone is a low pressure area with winds spiraling inwards. It can refer to any of several types of low pressure systems, such as tropical cyclones, extra tropical cyclones and tornadoes.
Q: How do cyclones rotate?
A: Cyclones rotate clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
Q: What is the synoptic scale?
A: The synoptic scale is a horizontal length of 1000 km or more used in meteorology to measure large-scale weather patterns.
Q: What are warm-core cyclones?
A: Warm-core cyclones are tropical cyclones, mesocyclones, and polar lows that lie within the smaller mesoscale.
Q: Are there other planets outside of Earth that have had cycles?
A: Yes, planets like Mars and Neptune have had their own versions of cycles such as the Great Red Spot on Jupiter and the Great Black Spot on Neptune.
Q: What is Cyclogenesis?
A: Cyclogenesis is the process of formation and intensification of a cyclone.
Q: How long does it take for a cycle to complete its life cycle?
A:The life cycle of a cycle typically lasts 2 to 6 days before it dissipates or moves away from land.
