Question 767Navigation General

The correct answer is A) wall cloud. The dense black cumulonimbus clouds surrounding the eye of a hurricane are known as the "wall cloud". The wall cloud is the rapidly rising air that feeds the hurricane's powerful winds and intense precipitation. It forms a distinct, circular feature around the hurricane's calm eye. The other answer choices are incorrect because: B) funnel is not a meteorological term for hurricane features, C) bar is not a term used to describe hurricane cloud structures, and D) nimbostratus clouds are a different type of precipitation-bearing cloud, not specifically associated with the hurricane's eye wall.