Question

look at these details from a paragraph about how hurricanes and blizzards are alike.

• hurricanes and blizzards can create a lot of rain or snow.
• both hurricanes and blizzards have strong winds.
• like hurricanes, blizzards can cause electricity to go out.

choose the main, or central, idea that ties all the details together.
blizzards and hurricanes have more in common than people might realize.
a hurricane is a type of storm that forms over warm ocean waters.
rain or snow can be brought by large storms.

Explanation:

The details provided are about the similarities between hurricanes and blizzards (rain/snow production, strong winds, power outages). The first option ties these together by stating they have more in common than realized. The second option is about hurricane formation (not about similarities), and the third is about rain/snow from large storms (too general, not focusing on hurricane - blizzard similarities).

Answer:

Blizzards and hurricanes have more in common than people might realize.