Question

1. during hurricane katrina, most of the city flooded. why?

○ it was a cloudy day.
○ tornadoes came.
○ the levees broke.
○ sinks were blocked.

Explanation:

New Orleans, where Hurricane Katrina hit, is built below sea level and relies on levees to hold back surrounding water bodies. When the hurricane struck, storm surges and heavy rainfall overwhelmed and breached the levee system, leading to widespread flooding of the city. The other options are irrelevant: cloudy days do not cause major flooding, tornadoes were not the cause of the city-wide flood, and blocked sinks would only cause localized, minor flooding.

Answer:

C. The levees broke.