Quantitatively compare the maximum speed of the cyclone to your value for the Gr
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Quantitatively compare the maximum speed of the cyclone to your value for the Great Red Spot. The GRS speed I calculated is _________________ the speed quoted for this cyclone.
A. about the same as
B. is about twice as fast as
C. is nearly 3 times as fast as
D. is about 2 times slower than
Since two whole Earths fit within the Great Red Spot (GRS) it's rather meaningless to compare sizes for the GRS and a cyclone on Earth. However, we can, compare speed and duration. The cyclone shown below developed from a tropical depression on April 22, 1991, in the Bay of Bengal. Just before it made landfall, it had sustained winds of 160 mph (258 km/hr), the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane. After making landfall, the storm weakened and dissipated by Apr 30, a total lifetime of just over a week. Use this information along with your previous responses to answer the following questionsExplanation / Answer
Ans...Quantitatively compare the maximum speed of the cyclone to your value for the Great Red Spot. The GRS speed I calculated is twice as fast as the speed quoted for this cyclone.
(B)... is about twice as fast as