Lesson #1
As the Wind Blows.

Name _____________________

Can the wind cause something as massive as the ocean to move?

Hypothesis:

 

  
Which type of data will better assist you in supporting your hypothesis? (Circle)

REAL TIME DATA             HISTORICAL DATA
Conclusion:

Answer this after you have completed the activity

  

Real Time Data Questions

Real Time Data Link #1 - Satellite Picture (12 hour loop) of Western Atlantic

  1. What can dense cloud coverage show?

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  2. Pick a region with clouds and note which direction the clouds are moving.

    3. (Examples: East, West, Clockwise, Counter-Clockwise, etc.)
     
     
     
     
  3. Predict the direction the wind is blowing in that same region.

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  4. Do you think the wind speed in that region is greater than, less than or the same as the region off the East Coast of Florida? Why?
Name________________________
Gulf Stream Voyage (Lesson #1) Real Time Data Questions Continued

Real Time Data Link #2 - Surface Wind Speed/Direction

  1. Using the arrows (wind barbs), record the direction of the wind in the region you previously chose in Real Time Data Link #1.

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  2. Was your prediction (Question #3 - RTD Link #1) correct? If not can you explain why?

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  3. Using your observation from Real Time Data Links #1 and #2, predict the direction of wave moment in your chosen region.

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  4. Will wave height in your chosen region be greater than, less than or the same as off the East Coast of Florida?

Real Time Data Link #3 - Wave Height (ft) and Direction
  1. Using correct units, record the wave direction and height in your chosen region.

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  2. Using correct units, record the wave height off the East Coast of Florida.

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  3. Was your prediction (Question #3 - RTD Link #2) correct?

 
 
 

If your predictions worked, formulate your conclusion. If your predictions were not correct, work backward starting with Real Time Data Link #3 and ending with Real Time Data Link #1.