In what direction do the prevailing winds over the Atlantic Ocean appear
to be moving near N latitude? What will be an ideal response?
Question 2In what direction do the prevailing winds over the Atlantic Ocean appear
to be moving near the equator? What will be an ideal response?
Question 3How many Atlantic-basin hurricanes occurred between and ? What will be an ideal response?
Question 4What is the average number of hurricanes that occur each year in the
Atlantic Ocean basin? (total number of hurricanes years) What will be an ideal response?
Question 5If a major tropical cyclone is spotted km off shore, how much
warning time might a coastal community have before the storm strikes?
(time = distance speed) What will be an ideal response?
Question 6An average person walks at a speed of about . km/hour, and runs
at about km/hour. Compare these rates with the average speed you
calculated for Hurricane Georges. What will be an ideal response?
Question 7Use this distance and the number of hours you calculated in question
to fi nd Georges average speed (in km/hr) as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean
(speed = distance time). What will be an ideal response?
Question 8How far (in km) did Georges travel? What will be an ideal response?
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