Hurricanes - Interpreting the Data

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Answer the following questions after observing the satellite photos of hurricanes and after using the hurricane tracking tool (https://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes/#map=4/32/-80).

Name (First Last) *

Hurricane

Name of the hurricane

Year *

Year of the hurricane

Month *

What is the month when your hurricane started?

Which way does the cyclone in your hurricane appear to spin? *

Please review these photos before answering: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17QrJwT9NaOkFzao6fIHQsGaNYdKSJYcT

clockwise

counterclockwise

Eye

Describe the center ("eye") of the hurricane you have selected: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17QrJwT9NaOkFzao6fIHQsGaNYdKSJYcT

Clouds appear higher than the surrounding clouds

Clouds appear lower than the surrounding clouds

It appears clear in the eye of the hurricane

Clear selection

Wind Speed

Where is wind speed highest?

over land

over sea

Clear selection

Atlantic Ocean

Origin

Where is the origin of the hurricane?

NE Atlantic - near Norway

NE Atlantic - near England

NE Atlantic - near Spain

NE Atlantic - near Cape Verde Islands & West Africa

Central Atlantic

NW Atlantic near Nova Scotia

NW Atlantic near New York

NW Atlantic near Florida

Caribbean

South Atlantic (south of the equator)

Clear selection

Equator

Does the hurricane cross the equator?

yes

Clear selection

Why do hurricanes form in the region just north of the equator *

Please refer to this simulation and use energy flow in you explanation:https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/earth-history-topic/earth-title-topic/pi/season-simulator

Pressure vs Speed

Examine the graph of windspeed and air pressure for your hurricane. What best describes the relationship between air pressure and windspeed?

Air pressure and windspeed are proportional. As one goes up, the other goes up.

Air pressure and windspeed are inversely proportional. As one goes up, the other goes down.

There appears to be no relationship between air pressure and windspeed.

Clear selection

Windspeed and Landfall

What happens to the wind speed when the hurricane hits land?

Windspeed increases

Windspeed decreases

Windspeed appears unaffected by land

Clear selection

Track of the hurricane

Which direction does the hurricane appear to hook as it moves? For example, in the map below, the storm is moving clockwise from its origin over the ocean