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Q: The centre of a cyclone is a calm area. It is called _______ of the storm.
  • A. heart
  • B. arm
  • C. head
  • D. eye
Correct Answer: Option D - The eye is a region of mostly calm weather at the center of strong tropical cyclones. The eye of a storm is a roughly circular area, typically 30-64 km in diameter. It is surrounded by the eyewall, a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather and highest winds occur. The cyclones lowest barometric pressure occurs in the eye and can be as much as 15 percent lower than the pressure outside the storm.
D. The eye is a region of mostly calm weather at the center of strong tropical cyclones. The eye of a storm is a roughly circular area, typically 30-64 km in diameter. It is surrounded by the eyewall, a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather and highest winds occur. The cyclones lowest barometric pressure occurs in the eye and can be as much as 15 percent lower than the pressure outside the storm.

Explanations:

The eye is a region of mostly calm weather at the center of strong tropical cyclones. The eye of a storm is a roughly circular area, typically 30-64 km in diameter. It is surrounded by the eyewall, a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather and highest winds occur. The cyclones lowest barometric pressure occurs in the eye and can be as much as 15 percent lower than the pressure outside the storm.