How do hurricanes form? Hurricanes form as a result of warm air and circulating winds.

Hurricanes form when warm air over the equator meets with cold air from the poles.

Hurricanes form when two warm fronts meet over the ocean.

Hurricanes form when winds circulate about a column of cool air.

Use your vocabulary words to complete the sentences below. australia and new zealand are in nature meaning they are located between temperate and tropical climates. oceania, on the other hand, has a tropical climate with numerous island chains, many of which are home to , which are islands made from coral. this entire region rests on the edges of plates, and therefore they are prone to earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. since most of the islands were formed from volcanoes, rock can be found everywhere.