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How are extreme weather events increasingly hazardous for people? (a) Reorder

Target Level

4-5

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Drag and drop the boxes into the correct order.

Order the stages of development of a tropical storm, such as a hurricane.

Several thunderstorms combine
The storm loses its energy source and weakens
More air rises, increasing wind speeds, and causes thunderclouds to develop
The storm is blown by the prevailing winds
Wind speed increases. Cooling air provides power as heat is released. The worst weather is located at the eye wall.
Warm, moist air rises above the ocean, causing low pressure
The storm makes landfall
The storm starts to rotate due to the Coriolis effect

This is your 1^st attempt! The marking algorithm gives more marks for getting the right order first time.

Pass Mark

70%