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.
14. According to Table 1 and Figure 1, at the start of Day 2, Storm 1 was classified as which of the following storm types?
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is H
Explanation
Looking at the first picture in figure 1, when the abscissa is 2, the central air pressure is about 1000, and the wind speed is about 75;
Comparing with table 1, judging according to the wind speed, Found that it should be a tropical storm