Lightning in the Peaks_ Helicopter Data Tour_ GPH 112_ Intro to Phys Geography Lab (2024 Spring - A)

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2/26/24, 4:12 PM Lightning in the Peaks: Helicopter Data Tour: GPH 112: Intro to Phys Geography Lab (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/177445/quizzes/1332445 1/9 Lightning in the Peaks: Helicopter Data Tour Due No due date Points 8 Questions 4 Time Limit None Instructions Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 2 minutes 8 out of 8 Score for this quiz: 8 out of 8 Submitted Feb 26 at 4:12pm This attempt took 2 minutes. Question 1 2 / 2 pts Your task for this section is to make a transect up around the San Francisco Peaks Volcanic Field and observe the distribution of climate data, lightning strikes, and land cover using the helicopter feature. A traditional way of gathering data in physical geography is to make observations along a line between two places, called a transect. For this transect, we will look at the distribution of temperature, lightning, and rainfall. First, fast travel to Sunset Crater via the fast travel buttons or by inputting the following coordinates (35.3659, -111.5029). Our flight will takes us from east to west over to the Arizona Snowbowl Ski Lift. Type in the coordinates (35.3304, -111.7046) and instead of clicking on the paper airplane, click on the air lift option. (you can speed this process up by clicking the scale speed and increasing the slider
2/26/24, 4:12 PM Lightning in the Peaks: Helicopter Data Tour: GPH 112: Intro to Phys Geography Lab (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/177445/quizzes/1332445 2/9 Answer 1: East facing slopes of the San Francisco Peaks Correct! Flat lands around Sunset Crater North facing slopes of the San Francisco Peaks South/east facing slopes of the San Francisco Peaks Answer 2: Flat lands around Sunset Crater Correct! North facing slopes of the San Francisco Peaks East facing slopes of the San Francisco Peaks South facing slopes of the San Francisco Peaks Answer 3: Sunset Crater Correct! San Francisco Peaks Answer 4: Along the northern slopes of the San Francisco Peaks Correct! Along the southeastern slopes of the San Francisco Peaks North of Sunset Crater to the right). As you are flying, or across several flights between Sunset Crater and Arizona Snowbowl, make observations of the lightning, air temperature, and rainfall (the latter two by changing the options on the checked layers found on the right hand side). QUESTIONS: Fill in the following relationships you observed as you flew from Sunset Crater, up and over the San Francisco Peaks to Arizona Snowbowl Ski Lift? Surface Temperature: The warmest surface temperatures were found on [ Select ] while the coolest temperatures were found on North facing slopes of the San Francisco Peaks . Rainfall: Precipitation was greatest around [ Select ] . Lightning: The greatest frequency of lightning strikes was found [ Select ] . HINT: The small circles you see on the ground are where lightning strikes will happen- the game just randomly fires strikes at those circles, but you can count them or wait in the game to see their clustering if you watched the lightning actually strike these areas.
2/26/24, 4:12 PM Lightning in the Peaks: Helicopter Data Tour: GPH 112: Intro to Phys Geography Lab (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/177445/quizzes/1332445 3/9 East of Sunset Crater As we'll learn throughout the rest of this module, temperature, topography, and lightning have a connection that results in unique storm formation and development in mountainous areas. Question 2 2 / 2 pts Fort Valley is on top of a mountain, so elevation played a bigger role than surface cover Dense green ground cover in Fort Valley kept the temperature cooler Correct! Dense green areas are cooler than open, lighter grass and urban areas Urban landscapes are cooler than surrounding green areas Question 3 2 / 2 pts Fast travel to the campus of Northern Arizona University (35.1797, -111.6533). You'll be right next to a small, white raised section. This isn't a snowy hill, but is the J. Lawrence Skydome. Starting from the NAU campus, take a helicopter ride west to Fort Valley (35.2562, -111.7383), and answer the following question. QUESTION: As you travel from the NAU campus towards Fort Valley, what is the relationship you see between Landsat surfaces and temperature?
2/26/24, 4:12 PM Lightning in the Peaks: Helicopter Data Tour: GPH 112: Intro to Phys Geography Lab (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/177445/quizzes/1332445 4/9 This lab focuses on lightning and climatic processes leading to lightning. However, landforms are an important part of lightning development because the shape and height of the topography influences climate processes. Thus, this question helps you understand the origin of the topography of the game. The San Francisco Peaks are part of a much larger volcanic field, shown below. They were part of a much larger volcano (composite volcano or stratovolcano) that erupted in a way very similar to Mt. St. Helens in 1980. The topography of the game was produced by volcanic activity over the last 6 million years, and the volcanic action has been moving in an east direction very slowly. It is likely that there will be more eruptions in the future, but when? Nobody knows, but likely in the next 60,000 years, so don’t hold your breath! Across Northern Arizona, there are a multitude of volcanic landforms. In this lab, you'll focus on identifying the types of volcanoes seen within the interactive geovisualization. Including the surface lava flows, there are three major types of volcanoes present in Northern Arizona - compositive volcanoes, lava domes, and cinder cones: COMPOSITE VOLCANO: The entire San Francisco Peaks that blew out to the east, much like this diagram of Mt. St. Helens in the Cascade Range that blew out to the north (right). You can take a look at a 3D view of Mt St Helens here (https://www.google.com/maps/@46.3051856,-122.0916874,3955a,35y,213.75h,71.36t/data=!3m1!1e3) ,
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