Where does a tropical cyclone or hurricane get its energy?
a. in the heat and moisture rising from a low-pressure cell of the tropical ocean
b. from heat of the sun shining off a hot desert near the equator
c. from high temperatures of a humid high-pressure weather cell near the equator
d. from high summer temperatures over humid equatorial jungles
e. in the dry, cool air coming from a low-pressure cell of an adjacent ocean
ANSWER: a
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