To complete these problems, first read the chapter. When you are finished, go to LaunchPad and open the Exploring with Google Earth file for this chapter. Click on the “Workbook Problems” folder to “fly” to each of the problems listed below and answer the questions. Be sure to keep your “Borders and Labels” layer activated. Refer to Appendix 4 if you need help using Google Earth.
PROBLEM 4.1 Here, clouds in the equatorial eastern Pacific Ocean are shown.
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4.11
1. What is the approximate latitude of this band of cloudiness?
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4.12
2. What is the name of this band of cloudiness?
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4.13
3. What lifting mechanism is responsible for this cloudiness?
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PROBLEM 4.2 Activate the overlay for this folder. This overlay shows the wind pattern of Hurricane Dean on August 20, 2007.
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4.14
1. What kinds of symbols are used to portray wind speed?
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4.15
2. What is the approximate wind speed at the location of the placemark? (Note: Use the text to decipher the symbols.)
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4.16
3. What is the name of the wind at the placemark?
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PROBLEM 4.3 This problem features two atmospheric systems occurring at the same time in the Bering Sea and in the Gulf of Alaska. Two markers are used in this problem, marker 1 and marker 2.
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4.17
1. Marker 1 is pinned to sea ice. Note that the wind direction is toward the south, away from the marker. The yellow placemark is pinned to the center of an atmospheric system. Based on the direction of rotation, as evidenced by the cloud patterns around the yellow placemark and marker 1, what kind of atmospheric system is this?
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4.18
2. Will air be ascending or descending at the yellow placemark?
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4.19
3. Based on your observation of the cloud patterns at marker 2, what kind of system is this?
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4.20
4. Will air be ascending or descending at marker 2?
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PROBLEM 4.4 Deactivate the overlay from the previous problem and activate the overlay in this folder. This placemark falls west of the island of Hawai‘i. Note the volcanic fog—or vog—that can be seen as a bluish haze at the placemark. This is a plume of sulfur dioxide resulting from the eruption of Kilauea.
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4.21
1. Given the direction in which the vog is moving away from the island, what kind of winds are these?
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4.22
2. Given the latitude of Hawai‘i, what is the general name for these winds on a global scale?
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PROBLEM 4.5 Activate the overlay for this folder. This problem features winds blowing smoke from the WH Complex fire in southern Montana, as photographed by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station on August 13, 2007.
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4.23
1. At a local scale, what is the name of these winds?
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4.24
2. At what latitude does this placemark occur?
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4.25
3. What is the general name for these winds on a global scale?
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PROBLEM 4.6 Deactivate any open overlays and activate the overlay for this placemark. This overlay shows the amount of vegetation as measured by the surface area of leaves (or leaf area index). Dark green areas are thickly vegetated because there is ample precipitation. Light green and brown areas are lightly vegetated because there is little precipitation.
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4.26
1. In what country is this placemark found?
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4.27
2. What is the latitude of the placemark?
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4.28
3. What global pressure belt is controlling climate here?
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4.29
4. Which of the following best describes this climate?
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PROBLEM 4.7 Keep the overlay from the previous problem activated.
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4.30
1. What is the latitude of the placemark?
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4.31
2. What global pressure belt is controlling climate here?
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4.32
3. Which of the following best describes this climate?
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PROBLEM 4.8 Keep the overlay from the previous problem activated. This placemark falls on the Great Plains in the United States.
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4.33
1. Compare the vegetation to the east of the placemark with the vegetation to the west of the placemark. Where is there more precipitation?
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4.34
2. Which of the following causes this pattern of aridity and precipitation? (Refer to Figure 4.21 for help.)
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PROBLEM 4.9 Deactivate any open overlays. Activate the image overlay folder for this problem. This placemark features India and Bangladesh. The colors of the overlay represent rainfall totals between July 5 and 12 in 2004. Dark red areas received over 30 cm (12 in) of rain.
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4.35
1. What atmospheric system produced this heavy rainfall in such a short time?
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4.36
2. Is this rainfall associated with onshore flow or offshore flow?
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4.37
3. Why does the heaviest rainfall occur in the foothills of the Himalayas?
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PROBLEM 4.10 Deactivate any open overlays, and then open the overlay in this folder. This placemark falls on a valley in the Chugach Mountains in southern Alaska. Strong winds are transporting dust in the valley out to sea.
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4.38
1. Are these offshore winds or onshore winds?
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4.39
2. Zoom in closer to the placemark. What is the approximate elevation of the mountains near the placemark?
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4.40
3. What will happen to the temperature of these winds as they descend to sea level?