Question

practice it! a team of scientists were investigating hurricanes in the atlantic ocean. their data is shown. drag and drop the words or phrases that complete the data analysis statements. 1. overall, the most number of hurricanes occurred in. 2. the most hurricanes at a category 3 or higher occurred in. 3. in 1982, there were only hurricanes. four 1946 two 1969 2005 1950

Explanation:

Step1: Identify peak for all hurricanes

By observing the bar - chart, the highest blue bar (representing all hurricanes) is in 2005.

Step2: Identify peak for major hurricanes

The highest red bar (representing major hurricanes, Category 3 - 5) is in 2005.

Step3: Find number of hurricanes in 1982

Locate the bar for 1982 on the x - axis and see the height of the blue bar, which is two.

Answer:

1. 2005
2. 2005
3. two