Question 999Navigation General70% to pass
When a hurricane passes over colder water or land and loses its tropical characteristics, the storm becomes a(n) _______________.
AI Explanation
The correct answer is B) extratropical low-pressure system.
When a hurricane passes over colder water or land and loses its tropical characteristics, the storm transforms into an extratropical low-pressure system. This occurs because the storm's energy source shifts from the warm tropical waters to temperature and frontal boundaries associated with mid-latitude weather patterns. The storm's circulation and weather systems become more asymmetric, with the characteristic spiral bands of a hurricane replaced by a more elongated, frontal structure typical of extratropical cyclones.
The other options are incorrect because: A) a high-pressure area is the opposite of a low-pressure system, C) a tropical storm retains its tropical characteristics, and D) an easterly wave is a different type of weather system unrelated to a transforming hurricane.
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