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 5.1 Deactivate any open overlays and activate the overlay in this folder. This placemark highlights a storm system off the southern coast of Louisiana. Arrows show wind direction. The fastest winds are shown in red.
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1. Based on the wind pattern seen here, what kind of storm is this?
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PROBLEM 5.2 Activate the image overlay folder for this problem if it is not already activated. This placemark highlights a storm system in the northern Philippines.
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1. At approximately what latitude is this storm system found?
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2. What kind of storm system is this?
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3. What is the diameter of this system?
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4. Zoom in closer to the placemark. What is the circular feature shown here?
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5. 5. What is this feature’s diameter?
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PROBLEM 5.3 Deactivate all previous overlays and activate the image overlay in this folder if it is not already activated. This placemark lands on the midwestern United States. A large storm system is visible in this satellite image.
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1. What kind of storm is this?
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2. What is the approximate length of this system from north to south?
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PROBLEM 5.4 Keep the overlay from the previous problem activated.
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1. What portion of the storm does this placemark fall on?
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2. What kind of weather would you expect to find here?
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3. What would you expect the temperature to do in the next few hours at this location?
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PROBLEM 5.5 Deactivate all previous overlays and activate the overlay in this folder.
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1. This placemark falls on a linear track on the ground. Based on your reading of the chapter and your examination of the figures featured in Google Earth for this chapter, what type of severe weather would produce such a track?
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2. Zoom in close to the placemark. About how wide is the feature?
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3. Zoom out until you can see the entire overlay. About how long is the feature?
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PROBLEM 5.6 Deactivate any open overlays and activate the overlay in this folder.
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1. This placemark pins to a tornado-forming type of thunderstorm in northwestern Wisconsin. What type of system is this?
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2. In the center of the system, portions of the cloud protrude higher and cast shadows. This is particularly evident on the systems to the south. What is the name of these protrusions?
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3. How high do these features rise?
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4. Measuring from northwest to southeast, about how many kilometers in diameter is the placemarked system?
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PROBLEM 5.7 Deactivate all previous overlays and activate the overlay in this folder. This placemark falls on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.
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1. The yellow placemark points to a thunderstorm cluster. What type of thunderstorm is this most likely to be? (Hint: There is no frontal boundary.)
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2. Why are most of the cumulus clouds and thunderstorms seen here forming over the peninsula rather than over water?
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3. Is the air stable or unstable over the land?
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4. What kind of lifting is causing the clouds to form?
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PROBLEM 5.8 Deactivate all previous overlays and activate the overlay in this folder. The year 2005 was a record year for Atlantic hurricanes, in terms of both numbers and strength. This overlay shows all 2005 Atlantic hurricanes. Sea surface temperatures for the same time period are also shown in this overlay. The warmest water is shown in orange.
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1. Why do Atlantic hurricanes generally travel from east to west across the tropical Atlantic Ocean? What is guiding their movement?
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2. Why do most hurricane paths hook to the north as they approach the United States?
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3. Hurricane intensity is shown using line width and shades of purple. Where storms are more intense, a wide line colored dark purple is used. Why does hurricane intensity rapidly decrease in all cases after the storms make landfall?