Quiz: Hurricanes
- By Lexi Krock
- Posted 01.01.05
- NOVA scienceNOW
Which part of a hurricane's anatomy is the most turbulent? What is a hurricane that originates in the Indian Ocean called? What is the name of the scale experts use to rate a hurricane's force? Find these and other questions -- and their answers -- in this illustrated quiz.
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