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Explorations in Meteorology Lab Answer Key ANSWER KEY Part I: Locating Geographical Features 1. Using the world map (Figure 2), label the following continents and oceans: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Southern Ocean. Figure 2 – World Map (Flat Earth Map Projection)
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Explorations in Meteorology � Lab � Answer Key
ANSWER KEYPart I: Locating Geographical Features
1. Usingtheworldmap(Figure2),labelthefollowingcontinentsandoceans:Africa,Antarctica,Asia,Australia,Europe,NorthAmerica,SouthAmerica,ArcticOcean,AtlanticOcean,IndianOcean,PacificOcean,andSouthernOcean.
Figure 2 – World Map (Flat Earth Map Projection)
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Figure 3 – Map of North America (Lambert Conformal Conic Map Projection)
2. UsingtheNorthAmericamap(Figure3),identifytheAtlanticandPacificOceans,theGulfofMexico,andHudsonBay.
3. UsingtheNorthAmericamap(Figure3),locateandlabeltheCanadianprovincesandterritories(Table1).LocateandlabeltheU.S.–CanadaandtheU.S.–Mexicoborders.
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4. UsingtheUnitedStatesmap(Figure4)andthelistofU.S.states(Table1),writethetwo-letterabbreviationforeachoftheU.S.states.
Figure 4 – Map of United States (Polar Stereographical Map Projection)
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5. UsingthemapofU.S. topography(Figure5), locateand label themajormountainrangesof theUnitedStates(RockyMountains;Appalachians;Alleghenies;Catskills;Sierras;Cascades;andOzarks).
Figure 5 – Topography of the United States
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6. UsingthemapofU.S.topography(Figure5),locateandlabeltheGreatLakes.(Note:Acronyms—wordsmadefromthefirstlettersofalistofwords—oftenhelpusrememberalistofwords.AnacronymtohelpremembertheGreatLakesisH-O-M-E-S.)
7. UsingtheU.S.topographicmap(Figure5),drawandlabeltheapproximateboundariesfortheGreatBasin,theCentralGreatPlains,theRockyMountains,thedesertSouthwest,theGulfCoast,NewEngland,thePa-cificNorthwest,theGreatLakesregion,themid-Atlanticstates,andtheSoutheast.Expectsomeambiguityandoverlapwiththeseregionalboundaries.Evenphysicalgeographybooksdonotprovideuniqueanswerstothelocationofregions.
PART II: Map Interpretation
8. UsingFigure6,findthefourwarmestrecordmaximumtemperatures.Fillinthistable.
State Warmest Maximum Temperatures
CA 134°FAZ 128°FNV 125°FNM 122°F
Figure 6 – Record Maximum Temperatures in ˚F (Courtesy: National Climatic Data Center)
Record HighestTemperature (˚F)(through 2000)
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9. UsingFigure7,findthefourcoldestrecordminimumtemperatures.Fillinthistable.
State Coldest Minimum Temperatures
AK -80°FMT -70°FUT -69°FWY -66°F
Figure 7 – Record Minimum Temperatures in ˚F (Courtesy: National Climatic Data Center)
Record LowestTemperature (˚F)(through 2000)
10.UsingFigure7,findthefourwarmestrecordminimumtemperatures.Fillinthistable.
State Warmest Minimum Temperatures
HI 12°FFL -2°FLA -16°F
DE&GA -17°F
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11.Whataretherecordtemperaturesforthestatewhereyouwereborn?(IfyouwerebornoutsidetheUnitedStates,usethestatewhereyoulive.)
State Answerswillvary Maximum Answerswillvary Minimum Answerswillvary
Part III: Weather Records
12.Thelargesthailstoneeverobservedwas18.75inchesincircumference.Itfellon22June2003,inAurora,Nebraska,whichisinsouth-centralNebraska.Thepreviousrecordwasa17.5-inchhailstone,whichfellatCoffeyville,Kansason3September1970.CoffeyvilleisinsoutheastKansas.Plot17.5insoutheastKansasand18.75insouthernNebraskaonFigure4.
13.Thehighestwindspeedobservedwithananemometerwas231mphatMt.Washington,NHon12April1934.Plot231inNewHampshireonFigure4.
14.ThehighestwindspeedobservedwithaDopplerradarwasoverBridgeCreek,OK.Theradarmeasured321mphon3May1999.BridgeCreekislocatedabout15milessouthwestofOklahomaCity.Plot321atBridgeCreekonFigure4.
Part IV: Time Conversion
15.ConvertthefollowingtimestoUTC:
a.2:00PMPST = 2200 UTC e.6:00AMCST = 1200 UTC
b.12:00AMPDT = 0700 UTC f.7:00PMCDT = 0000 UTC
c.8:00PMEST = 0100 UTC g.12:00PMMST = 1900 UTC
d.3:00PMEDT = 1900 UTC h.10:00AMMDT = 1600 UTC
16.ConvertthefollowingtimesfromUTCtotheindicatedU.S.timezones:
a.1500UTC = 10:00AM CDT = 11:00AM EDT
b.0000UTC = 6:00PM CST = 5:00PM PDT
c.1200UTC = 7:00AM CDT = 6:00AM MDT
d.2100UTC = 3:00PM CST = 4:00PM EST
e.1800UTC = 11:00AM PDT = 2:00PM EDT
f.0715UTC = 2:15PM EST = 1:15AM CST
g.0335UTC = 9:35PM MDT = 10:35PM CDT
h.1101UTC = 7:01AM EDT = 4:01AM PDT
