The strongest winds in a hurricane are found ____
A) at the center of the storm
B) in the eyewall
C) at upper levels, above the center of the hurricane
D) near the periphery of the hurricane
B
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. flooded streams b. landslides (from saturated slopes) c. drowned people d. contaminated groundwater e. large storm surges
The S-wave shadow zone is evidence that
A. the outer core is fluid B. the inner core is solid C. the mantle behaves as ductile material D. the core is made of iron and nickel
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