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GIST Set III 9
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Chapter 11
1.
Determine which statements refer to weather and which refer to climate. (
Note
:
One statement includes aspects of both weather and climate.)
a.
The baseball game was rained out today.
b.
January is Omaha's coldest month. -
c.
North Africa is a desert. -
d.
The high this afternoon was 25°C. -
e.
Last evening a tornado ripped through central Oklahoma. -
f.
I am moving to southern Arizona because it is warm and sunny. -
g.
Thursday's low of −20°C is the coldest temperature ever recorded for
that city.
-
h.
It is partly cloudy. -
6.
Imagine being at the beach in this photo on a sunny summer afternoon.
a.
Describe the temperatures you would expect if you measured the
surface of the beach and at a depth of 12 inches in the sand.
b.
If you stood waist deep in the water and measured the water's surface
temperature and its temperature at a depth of 12 inches, how would
these measurements compare to those taken on the beach?
Chapter 12
1.
Refer to Figure 12.1 to complete the following:
a. In which state of matter is water densest?
b. In which state of matter are water molecules most energetic?
c. In which state of matter is water compressible?
2.
The accompanying photo shows a cup of hot coffee. What state of matter is the “steam”
rising from the liquid? Explain your answer.
Chapter 13
6The accompanying sketch shows a cross-section of the idealized circulation in the
Northern Hemisphere. Match the appropriate number on the sketch to the following
features:
a.
equatorial low -
b.
polar front -
c.
subtropical high -
d.
polar high –
7.
It is late afternoon on a warm summer day and you are enjoying some time at the
beach. Until the last hour or two, winds were calm. Then a breeze began to
develop. Is it more likely a cool breeze from the water or a warm breeze from the
adjacent land area? Explain.
Chapter 14
6.
The accompanying table lists the number of tornadoes reported in the United States
by decade. Propose a reason to explain why the totals for the 1990s and 2000s are
so much higher than for the 1950s and 1960s.
7.
The number of tornado deaths in the United States in the 2000s was less
than 40 percent the number that occurred in the 1950s, even though there
was a significant increase in population. Suggest a likely reason for the
decline in the death toll.
8.
A television meteorologist is able to inform viewers about the intensity of an
approaching hurricane. However, the meteorologist can report the intensity of
a tornado only after it has occurred. Why is this the case?
11..Assume that it is late September 2016, and that the eye of Hurricane Gaston, a category
5 storm, is projected to follow the path shown on the accompanying map of Texas. Answer
the following questions.
a.
Name the stages of development that Gaston must have gone through to
become a hurricane. At what stage did the storm receive its name?
b.
If the storm follows the projected path, will the city of Houston experience
Gaston's fastest winds and greatest storm surge? Explain why or why not.
.
c.
What is the greatest threat to life and property if this storm approaches the
Dallas–Fort Worth area?
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