Weather Applications in Everyday Life
1. Describe the season of the year and time of day. along with a qualitative (i.e.. with descriptive words. not numerical values) description of the wind speed. temperature. dew point temperature. and relative humidity conditions that would cause your skin to dry the quickest after stepping out of a swimming pool. For these quick-dry conditions. state the specific thermodynamic process causing the drying. and why you will feel cold as the drying takes place. Synthesize and apply related concepts from Modules 2 and 3 to support your answers.
2. On a day in August at Patrick Space Force Base . after a hard lunchtime workout in the base’s air-conditioned fitness center. you exit the facility with your sunglasses on. Synthesize and apply related concepts from Modules 2 and 3 to explain why the lenses of your sunglasses instantly fog over as you step outside.
3. Suppose it is a Saturday morning. and while watching your local weather forecast on television. you hear the meteorologist state that the predicted maximum heat index for the day will approach 100 °F. Synthesize and apply related concepts from Modules 2 and 3 to explain why this information indicates that engaging in outdoor activities on Saturday afternoon could be potentially dangerous to your health.
4. You are at an outdoor restaurant with friends on a warm. humid evening. Synthesize and apply related concepts from Modules 2 and 3 to explain why. shortly after receiving a round of cold beverages. puddles of water begin forming on the table around the beverage containers.
Please proceed to the Question Set B section.