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question 12
the ______ is a cloud - free area in the center of a hurricane produced by sinking air.
a eye
b eyewall
c spiral rainband
d stadium effect

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The eye of a hurricane is the cloud - free center where air sinks, matching the description.
• Option B: The eyewall is the ring of intense thunderstorms around the eye, with rising air and heavy precipitation, not cloud - free.
• Option C: Spiral rainbands are bands of clouds and rain spiraling outward from the hurricane, not the cloud - free center.
• Option D: The stadium effect is related to the appearance of clouds from below, not a feature of the hurricane's center.

Answer:

A. Eye