Hurricane andrew tracking investigation
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1. What is the difference between the highest and the lowest air pressure values given in the data table? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Would you expect the value above to be more or less than the air pressure change across a typical low pressure system? Explain. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Between August 24, 15:00 and August 26, 3:00, the wind speed for Hurricane Andrew remained essentially the same. Where was Hurricane Andrew located during this period of time? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. According to your graph, what is the general relationship between air pressure and wind speed? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How did Hurricane Andrew’s air pressure and wind speed change after both of the hurricane’s landfalls? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. How did Hurricane Andrew’s air pressure and wind speed change after the hurricane left the west coast of Florida and moved over water? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Explain why you think air pressure and wind speed are affected by the surface over which a hurricane moves. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Compare the length of the hurricane track between the points plotted for Aug 24, 15:00 and Aug 25, 15:00, to the length of the track between Aug 25, 15:00 and Aug 26, 15:00. During which twelve-hour time period did the hurricane move faster? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Why did the hurricane’s speed change?______________________________________________________ 10. a) A tropical storm officially becomes a hurricane when it attains speeds greater than 74 mph. What day did Hurricane Andrew change from a tropical storm to a hurricane? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. b) What day did it change back to a tropical storm? ____________________________________________ 
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