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Diane

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Where in a hurricane is the atmospheric pressure lowest, and approximately what is that pressure?
   a. lowest in the zone of high winds, just outside the eye; about 950 millibars
   b. lowest just outside the eye wall; about 920 millibars
   c. lowest in the eye; about 960-970 millibars
   d. lowest in the eye; about 1200-1300 millibars
   e. lowest in the zone of high winds, midway between the eye and its outer fringes; about 900-910 millibars

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Where do hurricanes striking North America originate?
   a. the central Pacific Ocean, near the equator
   b. in the Gulf of Mexico
   c. off the northern coast of South America, near the equator
   d. waters in near-equatorial latitudes off the west coast of Africa
   e. in the steamy jungles of the Congo, in western Africa


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rekilledagain

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

ANSWER: c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: d


Diane

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Reply #2 on: Jul 13, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 13, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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