the steady movement of air or water due to convection

a severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center. Depending on where they form, _______ are called hurricanes, typhoons, or cyclones.

to condense

A current

a cluster of thunderstorms near the equator that moves with the prevailing winds

to lose heat and change from a vapor or gas into a liquid. Moisture, or water vapor, in the air _______ to form rain.

the eye wall of the hurricane

prevailing winds

the calm area at the center of a hurricane or other tropical cyclone

a band of dense clouds that swirls around the eye wall of a hurricane

the layer of air that surrounds Earth

a storm near the equator with winds moving in a circle at speeds of up to 38 miles per hour