APPLICATIONS & INVESTIGATION IN EARTH SCIENCE



APPLICATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH SCIENCE NAME: ______________________________

EXERCISE 15 CLASS: ______________________________

RESPONSE FORM DATE: ______________________________

1) Examine in detail all the activities at this University of Illinois Online Weather Guides Website. Then select one activity that you think will benefit you most, do the activity, and write a summary of your experience and what you learned by doing the activity.

(NOTE: Print the activity, answer the questions, and attach a copy of the completed activity to this form.)

2) From the encoded information on this weather data map, prepare written descriptions of the weather for:

a) The station nearest to your location.

b) A West Coast station.

c) An East Coast station.

Be sure to indicate the time and date of the data, and the locations of the stations you have described.

3) Examine closely this recent surface weather map provided by the American Meteorological Society and prepare a written analysis of the weather patterns across the United States. Be sure to include comments on pressure and wind patterns, mid-latitude cyclones and fronts (if present), cloud cover, and precipitation (if shown), as well as the time and date of the map.

(NOTE: Print [use the "landscape" orientation setting on your printer] and attach a copy of the map to this form.)

4) After you compare the map in Question 3 with this earlier surface weather map, prepare a 24-hour forecast for your location. Be sure to indicate the date of your forecast in your answer.

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