Typhoons gain strength when over warm waters, but cool waters and land causes them to lose strength.
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Land forms and bodies of water can affect typhoons by influencing their strength and direction. Warm ocean waters provide energy for typhoons to strengthen, while cool waters can weaken them. Land can also disrupt the circulation of a typhoon, causing it to weaken or change direction. Additionally, mountainous terrain can cause a typhoon to weaken as it interacts with the land.
Landforms and bodies of water affect typhoons based on what or how strong the energy is released by the landforms and bodies of water. Typhoons gain energy from warm ocean water and lose energy over cold water. Particularly, landforms lessen the strength of typhoons whenever the winds impact them
Landforms and bodies of water will affect typhoons very differently. A typhoon will typically gain energy and momentum from warm ocean water and will lose energy and momentum over cold water and interactions with land.
A typhoon forms when warm ocean water evaporates into the atmosphere, creating a low-pressure system. As the warm, moist air rises and cools, it condenses into clouds and releases heat, powering the storm. The Earth's rotation causes the system to spin, forming a cyclone or typhoon.
The main water forms on Earth include oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers. Oceans cover about 71% of the Earth's surface and contain about 97% of the planet's water. Rivers are flowing bodies of water that typically lead to oceans or other bodies of water. Lakes are bodies of water surrounded by land, and glaciers are large masses of ice that slowly move and shape the landscape.
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