A large mound of seawater (storm surge) builds up beneath the eye of a hurricane because ____________________.
A) the eye is a very low-pressure zone,so local sea "level" rises higher
B) the winds race into the chimney of the eye,pushing seawater into a tall mound
C) Both the eye is a very low-pressure zone,so local sea "level" rises higher and the winds race into the chimney of the eye,pushing seawater into a tall mound are correct
D) Neither the eye is a very low-pressure zone,so local sea "level" rises higher nor the winds race into the chimney of the eye,pushing seawater into a tall mound is correct
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