Hurricane One
Plot the following points on your map to show the path of this hurricane. Label
each of your points “TD” for tropical depression, “TS” for tropical storm, or “H#” if
it is a hurricane. The # is the category # for the storm at that point.
Date Location Wind Speed (mph)
8-14 19N, 82W 50
8-15 21N, 84W 100
8-16 24N, 87W 130
8-17 28N, 89W 165
8-18 33N, 90W 50
8-19 38N, 86W 25
8-20 37N, 75W 30
8-21 38N, 65W 55
Hurricane Two
Plot the following points on your map to show the path of this hurricane. Label
each of your points “TD” for tropical depression, “TS” for tropical storm, or “H#” if
it is a hurricane. The # is the category # for the storm at that point.
Date Location Wind Speed (mph)
9-12 13N, 37W 50
9-13 13N, 44W 65
9-14 14N, 49W 90
9-15 15N, 55W 140
9-16 16N, 59W 120
9-17 17N, 64W 125
9-18 19N, 66W 105
9-19 23N, 69W 90
9-20 26N, 72W 95
9-21 30N, 78W 120
9-22 39N, 82W 40
9-23 51N, 65W 40
Hurricane Three
Plot the following points on your map to show the path of this hurricane. Label
each of your points “TD” for tropical depression, “TS” for tropical storm, or “H#” if
it is a hurricane. The # is the category # for the storm at that point.
Date Location Wind Speed (mph)
8-16 11N, 36W 25
8-17 13N, 44W 35
8-18 15N, 52W 45
8-19 19N, 58W 45
8-20 23N, 62W 40
8-21 25N, 65W 50
8-22 26N, 70W 80
8-23 25N, 76W 165
8-24 26N, 83W 115
8-25 28N, 90W 120
8-26 31N, 92W 50
8-27 34N, 88W 25
Hurricane Four
Plot the following points on your map to show the path of this hurricane. Label
each of your points “TD” for tropical depression, “TS” for tropical storm, or “H#” if
it is a hurricane. The # is the category # for the storm at that point.
Date Location Wind Speed (mph)
8-24 25N, 77W 40
8-25 26N, 80W 60
8-26 25N, 83W 85
8-27 25N, 85W 100
8-28 26N, 89W 150
8-29 31N, 90W 80
8-30 37N, 87W 30
Name:
Date:
Period:
Hurricane Tracking
Problem: Are hurricanes stronger over land or water?
Hypothesis: _____________________________________________________
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Procedure:
1. Plot the data from the chart you were given onto your map.
2. Determine the type of storm for each point and label them.
3. Compare your map to the maps created by the other members of your
group.
4. Answer the following questions.
Conclusion:
1. Where do most hurricanes begin?
2. During what point of the storm’s life is it the strongest?
3. Where do hurricanes get the energy they need to exist?
4. What happens to hurricanes when they hit land?
5. Why do these storms typically change direction when they cross 30N
latitude?
6. Why doesn’t California have hurricanes?