Hurricane andrew tracking investigation
Base your answers to questions #8-9 on the following
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- Read the “Hurricane Formation” section on pg. 451 in the textbook. Then answer the following
- Look at your Global Winds map in your notes or the diagram on pg 423 .
- STORM STATUS KEY Tropical Storm: Category 1 Hurricane
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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. 8. During which time period did the hurricane move faster? [ 24/15–25/15 or 25/15–26/15 ] How can you tell? ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Why did the hurricane slow down?___________________________________________________________________ Explain:_______________________________________________________________________________________ 10. A tropical storm officially becomes a hurricane when it attains speeds greater than 74 mph. What date and time did Hurricane Andrew change from a tropical storm to a hurricane? __________________________________________ What date and time did it change back to a tropical storm? ______________________________________________ Read the “Hurricane Formation” section on pg. 451 in the textbook. Then answer the following: 11. What must happen for a mild atmospheric disturbance (like a thunderstorm) to develop into a hurricane? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What “effect” causes what you determined above to happen? ____________________________________________ 13. Why don’t hurricanes form at the equator? ___________________________________________________________ Look at your Global Winds map in your notes or the diagram on pg 423. 14. What winds are responsible for steering the hurricane from near the equator to the west? ______________________ 15. On August 25th, Hurricane Andrew started to turn to the north and eventually would turn to the east. What winds are responsible for Andrew’s change in direction? ________________________________________________________ 
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