Author Question: The weather in the eye of a hurricane is calm and clear because A) low pressure exists directly ... (Read 87 times)

mp14 · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

The weather in the eye of a hurricane is calm and clear because
A) low pressure exists directly above it.
B) hurricanes are symmetrical.
C) air is sinking there.
D) the winds on both sides of the hurricane travel in opposite directions, and thus cancel each other out in the eye.
E) none of the above

Question 2

Tropical cyclones
A) usually form at the equator.
B) are strongest when they form over very warm waters.
C) need cold ocean currents to trigger their formation.
D) usually travel from west to east.
E) are most common in the northern Pacific.