Historical Hurricane Worksheet PDF

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This assignment requires students to research historic Atlantic hurricanes. Students had to use information and tools on Google Earth to calculate hurricane data....

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Historic Atlantic Hurricanes

1. Measure the distances traveled by each storm. How far did each of the storms travel (in miles) as a hurricane? (Click on Path on the Mileage Ruler) a. Hugo  3,278 miles b. Andrew 1,466 miles c. Rita 1,036 miles d. Katrina  916 miles 2. What was the maximum speed of each hurricane? (To calculate maximum speed find the furthest distance traveled in a 24 hour period, measure the distance (in miles) and divide by time (in hours). This will give you miles per hour.) a. Hugo Max Speed  25.9mph b. Andrew Max Speed  19mph c. Rita Max Speed 12mph d. Katrina Max Speed  14mph

Date9/21-9/22 Date8/23-8/24 Date 9/20-9/21 Date 8/28-8/29

3. a. Which hurricane has the longest path? Hugo b. Shortest? Katrina c. Using your prior knowledge of hurricanes, what could contribute to the difference in distance traveled by the different storms? The wind belt and ocean temperatures contribute to the distance traveled by the different storms . 4a. How many times do the paths of these major hurricanes intersect? 3 times b. Which paths intersect? Andrew intersects with once with Hugo and twice with Katrina. c. Is there any noticeable pattern in the paths? All of the storms move Northwest and start by the equator. 5a. How far did Hurricane Hugo travel between 9/21 and 9/22 in Miles? 627 miles

b. What can we infer about the strength of the hurricane at landfall if it was able to travel this distance on land? The hurricane had to be very strong before making landfall. 6. Hurricanes generally lose strength when they make landfall. Hurricane Andrew made landfall twice. How far did Hurricane Andrew travel after it crossed Florida and entered the Gulf of Mexico? Record the measurement in Smoots. 401,990.59 smoots 7. Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans, LA. When evacuations for Rita were issued, New Orleans was evacuated in case it took a direct hit again. What is the distance between the point of landfall of Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Katrina? Record the measurement in feet. 1, 392, 439.80 feet 8. If Havanna, Cuba is 60 miles from Miami, FL, how close was Hurricane Rita to Miami, FL on 9/20? Record this distance in miles. 153.71 miles 9. What was your favorite part of this activity? My favorite part was calculating the various speeds of devastating hurricanes and seeing their different paths. 10. What was your least favorite part of this activity? My least favorite part was creating the paths by connecting the points because I was worried how accurate my points were. This was my least favorite because being slightly off point could mess up my numbers....