Question

Identify the statement that is true about hurricanes. Choose one: A. have their strongest winds in the eye wall, but their calmest region in the eye. B. Hurricanes that cause minimal damage, such as a low number of broken branches and low storm surge, are rated as Category 5. C. are called cyclones in the northwestern Pacific. D. They begin as tropical disturbances off the east coast of South America.

Answer 1

Answer: A. have their strongest winds in the eye wall, but their calmest region in the eye.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hurricanes do indeed have their strongest part in the eye wall. This is the region of the hurricane just before the center and the winds in this region have been known to move at 140 miles per hour. This region pulls up the most ocean water and makes the hurricane even more dangerous.

This is in sharp contrast to the eye of the hurricane which is the calmest part of the hurricane. Here the winds are gentle and the sky is even visible such that when looking at a hurricane from above, this opening looks like the eye of the hurricane which is where it gets its name.