Styles Type your response here: 2. Ocean in Motion: Waves and the Beaufort Wind
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Styles Type your response here: 2. Ocean in Motion: Waves and the Beaufort Wind Scale The Beaufort wind scale provides descriptive terms that allow us to approximate wind speed by observation. Note that 1 knot equals 1.151 miles/hour. As you stand on the bluff above a lake, you can feel the gentle wind on your face and see that the twigs are moving on the nearby bushes. What would you expect to see occurring on the lake? About how many miles per hour is the wind blowing? a. Type your response here: b. You are on a large ship and notice that the waves appear to be about 15 feet high and the tops of tne waves seem to be blowing off. What is the approximate speed of the wind in miles/hour and what might your friends on land experience when the wind arrives there? Type your response here: WordsEnglish (US MacBook AinExplanation / Answer
a) Lakes condition: Large wavelets; crests begin to break; foam of glassy appearance; perhaps scattered white horses. The height of the waves will lie between 1-2 ft & speed of wind may lie between 7-10 knots or 8-12 mph.
b) Friends feeling on land: Whole trees will be in motion & friends will feel inconvenience when walking against the wind. The speed of wind will be 28–33 knots or 32–38 mph.