Question

Which provides the most direct source of energy for a hurricane?

a. heating of the air by the
sun
b. warm ocean water
c. friction with the ground
d. rising, swirling winds

Answer 1

B) Warm ocean water

Answer 2

The most direct source of energy for a hurricane is warm ocean water.

The correct option is (b) warm ocean water.

Hurricanes

• Hurricanes are the most destructive storms on the planet. They occur over warm ocean waters around the equator.

• In reality, hurricanes are only used to describe major storms that originate over the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Thus, hurricanes formed over warm ocean water, correct option is (b) warm ocean water.

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