Do tropical storms occur near the equator or at the poles? and why?

How do convection currents form underwater mountains?

The mantle is made up of which structural zones?

If we represent the solar system on a scale that allows us to walk from the sun to pluto in a few minutes, then a) the planets are microscopic and the stars are millions of miles away. b) the planets are the size of basketballs and the nearest stars are a few miles away. c) the planets are marble size or smaller and the nearest stars are thousands of miles away.