The strongest winds in a hurricane heading westward toward Florida would most likely be found on ...

The strongest winds in a hurricane heading westward toward Florida would most likely be found
  on the __________ side.
  a. northern
  b. southern
  c. eastern
  d. western

Which of the following areas in the United States would most likely experience thunderstorms,
  hurricanes and tornadoes during the course of one year?
  a. Pacific Coast states
  b. New England states
  c. Gulf Coast states
  d. Great Plains states

Which below is not an atmospheric condition conducive to the formation of hurricanes?
  a. a region of converging surface winds at the surface
  b. warm water
  c. strong upper-level winds
  d. cold air aloft
  e. moist, humid surface air

Hurricanes dissipate when:a.
   they move over colder water.
  b. they move over land.
  c. surface inflow of air exceeds upper-level outflow of air.
  d. all of the above

The main source of energy for a hurricane is the:a.
   upper-level jet stream.
  b. rising of warm air and sinking of cold air in the vicinity of weather fronts.
  c. warm ocean water and release of latent heat of condensation.
  d. ocean currents and tides

As a northward-moving hurricane passes to the east of an area, surface winds should changefrom:a.
 
   NW to N to NE.
  b. W to SW to S.
  c. NE to N to NW.
  d. S to SW to W.
  e. SE to S to SW

At the periphery of a hurricane the air is __________, and several kilometers above the surface,
  in the eye, the air is __________.
  a. sinking, sinking
  b. sinking, rising
  c. rising, sinking
  d. rising, rising