Imagine the ocean as a giant bathtub filled with warm water. When it gets really hot, warm air rises from the surface and creates a kind of vacuum below. This pulls more water vapor up into the sky, making clouds bigger and stronger until they turn into a hurricane.
Examples
- A bathtub with warm water starts a big splash when you pull the plug out.
- A hurricane is like a giant whirlpool that forms over warm ocean waters.
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See also
- Why Do We Have Different Kinds of Weather?
- How Do Glaciers Move?
- Why Do Oceans Glow in the Dark?
- Why Do Trees Change Color in the Fall?
- Why Do Some Trees Lose Their Leaves in Winter?
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