Name____________________________________________________Date__________period_____
DOWNBYTHESEA–(versionB)
Seattle
,WA
Bismarc
k,ND
ND
Kansas
City,MO
Dalla
Norfol
k,VA
Savann
s,TX
ah,GA
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addedtothisbackgroundbyothers.
PURPOSE:
Observetheeffectofoceansontemperatureandclimate.
BACKGROUNDINFORMATION:
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revieworendorsecontentaddedtothisbackgroundbyothers.
PURPOSE:Therearemanyfactorswhichaffecttheclimateofaparticularcity.Inthisexerciseyouwill
focuson3pairsofcitiesintheUSA.Eachpairofcitiesliesatapproximatelythesamelatitude.Onecityin
eachpairisacoastalcommunitywhiletheotherisnot.Thelatitudeofthepairsincreases.Howdoes
proximitytotheoceanaffectacommunity’sclimate?
HYPOTHESIS:Proximitytotheoceanwill___________________________________________________
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MATERIALS:
mapoftheUSA
datatables
worksheetwithgraphscoloringpencils
PROCEDURE:
1. Usetheinformationinthedatatabletocompletethegraphs.Useonecolorforcitiesbythe
oceanandadifferentcolorforthecitiesinland.
2. Usethisinformationtoanswerthequestionswhichfollow.
DATA:
averagemonthlytemperature(°F)
City
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Dallas,TX
45 49
55
65
73 81 85
85 78
68
56
48
Savannah,GA
50 52
58
66
73 79 81
81 76
67
57
50
KansasCity,MO
27 32
41
54
64 73 78
77 68
58
42
31
Norfolk,VA
41 41
48
58
67 75 78
77 72
62
52
42
Bismarck,ND
8 14
25
43
54 64 71
69 58
47
29
16
Seattle,WA
38 42
44
49
55 60 65
64 60
52
45
41
Dallas,TX&Savannah,GA
1. Whichcityhasthehottestsummertemperatures?
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2. Whichcityhasthecoldestwintertemperatures?
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3. Whichcityshowsthegreatestrangeoftemperaturesduringtheyear? _________________
KansasCity,MO&Norfolk,VA
4. Whichcityhasthehottestsummertemperatures?
_________________
5. Whichcityhasthecoldestwintertemperatures?
_________________
6. Whichcityshowsthegreatestrangeoftemperaturesduringtheyear? _________________
Bismarck,ND&Seattle,WA
7. Whichcityhasthehottestsummertemperatures?
_________________
8. Whichcityhasthecoldestwintertemperatures?
_________________
9. Whichcityshowsthegreatestrangeoftemperaturesduringtheyear? _________________
CONCLUSION:
10.
Givenany2citiesatthesamelatitude,whichwillhavethehottestsummertemperatures,the
citybyanoceanortheinlandcity?Explainyouranswerusingthedatafromyourgraphs.
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11.
Givenany2citiesatthesamelatitude,whichwillhavethecoldestwintertemperatures,thecity
byanoceanortheinlandcity?Explainyouranswerusingthedatafromyourgraphs.
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12.
Givenany2citiesatthesamelatitude,whichwillhavethegreatestrangeoftemperatures
duringtheyear,thecitybyanoceanortheinlandcity?Explainyouranswerusingthedatafrom
yourgraphs.
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13.
Howdidtherangeoftemperaturechangefortheocean-sidecitieschangeasthelatitude
increased?
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14.
Howdidtherangeoftemperaturechangefortheinlandcitieschangeasthelatitudeincreased?
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15.
Whywasitimportantthatthecitiescomparedinthisexercisewereatthesamelatitude?
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16.
Whatcharacteristics,otherthanlatitudeandproximitytoanocean,couldaffectcity’s
temperatureandclimate?
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