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charchew

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What is the average forward speed of a hurricane (how fast does it approach the coast)?
   a. about 5 km/hour
   b. about 25 km/hour
   c. about 100 km/hour
   d. about 200 km/hour
   e. about 500 km/hour

Question 2

Why are hurricanes becoming more frequent?
   a. Climate change is causing more rainfall in equatorial areas.
   b. Climate change is causing more low pressure cells that cause hurricanes.
   c. Climate change is causing ocean temperature to increase.
   d. Climate change is causing increasing wind speed in the Pacific.
   e. Actually, they are not; we are just better at detecting and reporting them.


kaylee05

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: c


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