Question

Which explains the seasonal variation in the number of hurricanes that form in the Atlantic?

Answer 1

B)  

Hurricanes derive their energy from heat.

Answer 2

B) Hurricanes derive their energy from heat. 

A hurricane begins with a pre-existing disturbance, an area of low pressure. Favorable conditions advances to the formation of hurricanes. The first one which greatly contributes to the seasonal variation in the number of hurricanes that form in the Atlantic is an increase in sea surface temperatures. For a tropical depression to mature into a hurricane, it requires heat energy from the ocean surface.