Which of the Following Are True About Hurricane Sandy

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are true about Hurricane Sandy?

• A) It caused 0.6 m (2 ft) of snow to fall in some inland areas because it combined with an early winter storm.
• B) It was the costliest storm in U.S. history.
• C) It struck the East Coast at precisely the highest tide of the month, which led to a 4-m-high (13-ft-high) storm surge in parts of northern New Jersey and New York City.
• D) The hurricane was drawn to the west by a strong midlatitude surface low, causing it to form a superstorm that extended over 1000 km (600 mi) in width.
• E) When the levees near New Orleans failed, some parts of the city were flooded with several meters of water.

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