(Solved): From the latitude and longitude data in the table on the following page, plot the entire path of th ...

Hurricane Plotting The data in the chart on the worksheet shows the geographic coordinates of a hurricane that moved through the Atlantic Ocean in 2007. The data can be used to create a plot of the geographic position of the hurricane over time. Tracking Map The map on the worksheet shows the sea surface temperatures in ${}^{?}\mathrm{C}$ of the Atlantic Ocean during the time the hurricane passed over the area. Land is shaded in grey and water is in white. 3. To answer the following two questions, estimate the distance travelled in $\mathrm{km}$ by using the following relationships: $96\mathrm{km}=1$ degree of longitude; $111\mathrm{km}=1$ degree of latitude. Hint: You will need to use the Pythagorean Theorem: $\mathrm{z}=\sqrt{{\mathrm{x}}^2+{\mathrm{y}}^2}$ a) How far in km did the hurricane travel from 12:00 PM September $18^{\text{th }}$ to $12:00\mathrm{PM}$ September $19^{\text{th }}$ ? Show your work and round your answer to the nearest tenth of a km. (2 marks) b) How fast was the hurricane travelling in $\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{h}$ from $12:00\mathrm{PM}$ September $18^{\text{th }}$ to $12:00\mathrm{PM}$ September $19^{\text{th }}$ ? Show your work and round your answer to the nearest tenth of a km. (2 marks) 2. Refer to the map in Question 1 to fill in the column of sea surface temperatures (if applicable) for each time in the table above. ( 6 marks) Hurricanes Hurricanes are giant spiralling tropical weather systems that can pack wind speeds of over 250 $\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{h}$ and unleash more than 9 trillion litres of rain in a day. These same tropical systems are known as cyclones in the northern Indian Ocean and as typhoons in the western Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean hurricane season peaks from mid-August to late September and averages five to six hurricanes per year. Hurricanes begin as tropical disturbances in warm ocean waters with surface temperatures of at least $26^{?}\mathrm{C}$. Hurricanes are enormous heat engines that generate energy on a staggering scale. They draw heat from warm, moist ocean air and release it through condensation of water vapour in thunderstorms. Hurricanes spin around a centre of low pressure known as the eye. Sinking air makes this 30 to $50\mathrm{km}$ wide area notoriously calm. But the eye is surrounded by a circular eye wall that hosts the strongest winds and rain in the storm. These storms bring destruction ashore in many different ways. When a hurricane makes landfall it often produces a devastating storm surge that can reach $6\mathrm{m}$ high and extend nearly $150\mathrm{km}$. Most hurricane deaths $(90\%)$ result from storm surges. The high winds are also destructive and may spawn tornadoes. Torrential rains cause further damage by spawning floods and landslides, which may occur well inland. The best defense against a hurricane is an accurate forecast that gives people time to get out of its way. Hurricane warnings are issued for storms that will make landfall within 24 hours.