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Tracking Hurricane Sandy Intro: Hurricane Sandy (unofficially known as "Superstorm Sandy") was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, as well as the second-costliest hurricane in United States history. Classified as the eighteenth named storm, tenth hurricane and second major hurricane of the year, Sandy was a Category 3 storm at its peak intensity when it made landfall in Cuba. While it was a Category 2 storm off the coast of the Northeastern United States, the storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record (as measured by diameter, with winds spanning 1,100 miles (1,800 km). Estimates as of June 2013 assess damage to have been over $68 billion, a total surpassed only by Hurricane Katrina. At least 286 people were killed along the path of the storm in seven countries Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to use data collected during Hurricane Sandy to track the movement of its low-pressure center. The student will also answer questions using this data and his/her knowledge of weather and the atmosphere. Materials: Colored Pencils, hurricane tracking chart Procedure: Complete the following steps: 1. Using the data from the table on the following page, plot the location of the low-pressure center that formed Hurricane Sandy on the hurricane tracking chart on the next page by using the available latitude and longitude coordinates. Next to each point, record the date and time for that position. Once all of the positions have been plotted, connect each data point with a line using a colored pencil. 2. On the hurricane tracking chart, use a second color to circle the point where the storm became a hurricane. Using that same color, draw another circle around the point where it changed back to a tropical storm. Hurricane Sandy, October 2012
Analysis Questions: Use the hurricane map that you plotted to answer the following questions 1. According to the Saffir- Simpson scale, what category was Hurricane Sandy when it hit NJ? _____________ 2. According to the data, Hurricane Sandy reached wind speeds of 90 mph or greater during two separate periods of time, on October 25th from 1:00AM to 1:00PM and on October 29th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. During these times, was the air pressure greater or less than the air pressure measured at the previous locations? 3. What happened to wind speed when hurricane Sandy passed over Cuba? 4. What happened to barometric pressure when Hurricane Sandy passed over Cuba? 5. What happened to wind speed when Hurricane Sandy made landfall over New Jersey?
6. What happened to barometric pressure when Hurricane Sandy made landfall over New Jersey? 7. Using your answers to the previous questions, create a hypothesis that describes the relationship between atmospheric pressure of a hurricane and its wind speed. 9. Compare and Contrast the pathway of Hurricane Sandy to the pathway of Hurricane Katrina. Explain what you think could have caused Sandy's path to be so different. Directory: cms -> lib07 -> NJ01000044 -> Centricity -> Domain -> 323 323 -> TrackingHurricane Katrina Introduction lib07 -> Shriya Arya, Ria Bhatia, Anna Chen, Saloni Jain, and Anna Chen lib07 -> How was the economy after wwii? lib07 -> Unit 10: Modern ga and Civil Rights I. Post-World War II georgia Agriculture lib07 -> Mandarin high school lib07 -> Eastern suffolk boces school library system lib07 -> School Health Advisory Council (shac) Meeting September 17 lib07 -> Request for Quote e-rate Eligible Services Download 28.73 Kb. Share with your friends:
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