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dalyningkenk

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Which method below describes how scientists have tried to modify hurricanes?
   a. putting an oil slick over the ocean water and igniting it
   b. seeding the hurricanes with silver iodide
   c. igniting huge smoke bombs in the eye of the storm
   d. seeding the hurricanes with hair-thin pieces of aluminum called chaff
   e. cooling the ocean temperatures

Question 2

Which statement below concerning hurricanes is the least correct?
   a. They may contain tornadoes.
   b. They may contain severe thunderstorms.
   c. A hurricane moving northward over the eastern Pacific will normally survive for a longer time than one moving north over the Atlantic.
   d. A weakening hurricane can move up to middle latitudes and turn into a mid-latitude cyclone.
   e. The energy for a hurricane comes from the direct transfer of sensible heat and latent heat from the warm ocean surface.



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: c





 

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