Question 767Navigation General70% to pass
The eye of a hurricane is surrounded by dense black cumulonimbus clouds which are called the _______________.
AI Explanation
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.
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