Passage III
A tropical depression is a weak storm that forms over warm, tropical ocean waters. A tropical depression that strengthens may become a tropical storm, which may, in turn, strengthen further and become a hurricane. Hurricanes produce heavy rain, high winds, and storm surges (a flood of ocean water). Table 1 shows the sustained wind speeds of the 3 types of storms. Table 2 shows how a hurricane's central air pressure, wind speed, and storm surge height correspond to hurricane Intensity ratings 1-5. Figure 1 shows central air pressure and wind speed data from 3 storms over 11 days gathered by aircraft that flew rough the storms.
12. Which of the following figures best represents the wind speeds at the start of Day 7 for Storms 1-3 in Figure 1?
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is F
Explanation
Looking at the three pictures in figure 1, when the abscissa is 7, the ordinate wind speed corresponding to Storm 1 is about 130, the ordinate wind speed corresponding to Storm 2 is about 200, and the ordinate wind speed corresponding to Storm 3 The wind speed is about 150