Question

Use the following tide table to answer the questions in the Assessing Your Learning section of this lab. This tide table shows the predicted ocean heights for Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay, California during December 2011.

1. A visit to Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay, California is planned during the week of December 4-10 to view the tide pools. To observe intertidal animals during the daytime at the lowest possible tide, the best time to visit the beach is on _________________ at _________________. (4 points)

2. Using the tide table in the Interpreting Tide Tables section of this lab, determine what day and time the highest tide will be in Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay, California during the month of December 2011. (4 points)

3. Using the tide table in the Interpreting Tide Tables section of this lab, determine what day and time the lowest tide will be in Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California during the month of December 2011. (4 points)

December Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay Day Time 12/01/2011 Thu 03:54AM LST 4.4 H 12/02/2011 Fri 04:41AM LST 4.6 12/03/2011 Sat 05:22AM LST 4.8 12/04/2011 Sun 05:58AM LST 4.8 12/05/2011 Mon 06:30AM LST 5.0 12/06/2011 Tue 12:26AM LST 2.2 12/07/2011 Wed 01:04AM LST 2.5 Height Time Height Time Date Height 02:41PM LST 3.9 H Time Height 09:28PM LST 0.6 L 09:27AM LST 2.6 L 10:50AM LST 2.2 04:05PM LST 3.5 10:16PM LST 1.1 L H L H 11:59AM LST 1.7 L 05:32PM LST 3.2 11:03PM LST 1.6 L H 12:54PM LST 1.2 L 07:58PM ILST 3,2 06:51PM LST 3.2 H 11:46PM LST 1.9 L 01:38PM LST 0.7 L H 07:01AM LST 5.2 02:17PM LST 0.3 L 08:52PM LST 3.3 L H 07:31AM LST 5.3 02:52PM LST -0.1 L 09: 39PM LST 3.4 L H H 12/08/2011 Thu 01:41AM LST 2.6 12/09/2011 Fri 02:17AM LST 2.8 12/10/2011 Sat 02:53AM LST 2.8 12/11/2011 Sun 03:31AM LST 2.9 12/12/2011 Mon 12:16AM LST 3.7 12/13/2011 Tue 12:56AM LST 3.8 08:02AM LST 5.5 03:26PM LST -0.4 L 10 : 20PM LST 3.5 H 08:34AM LST 5.6 04:01PM LST -0.5 L 10:59PM LST 3.6 L L 09:07AM LST 5.6 04:35PM LST -0.7 L 11:37PM LST 3.7 H L 09:42AM LST 5.6 H 05:11PM LST -0.7 L 10:19AM LST 5.5 H 10:59AM LST 5.3 04:12AM LST 2.9 05:47PM LST -0.7 L H L 04:59AM LST 3.0 06:25PM LST -0.5 L L H 12/14/2011 Wed 01:36AM LST 3.9 05:54AM LST 3.0 11:43AM ILST 5.0 H 07:05PM LST -0.3 L H L 12/15/2011 Thu 02:17AM LST 4.1 12/16/2011 Fri 02:57AM LST 4.4 12/17/2011 Sat 03:38AM LST 4.7 12/18/2011 Sun 04:20AM LST 5.0 12/19/2011 Mon 05:04AM LST 5.4 12/20/2011 Tue 05:49AM LST 5.8 12/21/2011 Wed 06:35AM LST 6.2 07:02AM LST 2.9 12:35PM LST 4.7 07:45PM LST 0.0 H L H L 08:21AM LST 2.6 01:40PM LST 4.1 H 08:28PM LST 0.5 H L L 09:45AM LST 2.1 L 03:03PM LST 3.6 09:14PM LST 0.9 H L 04:39PM ILST 3.3 06:14PM LST 3.2 H 11:04AM LST 1.4 L 10:04PM LST 1.4 H 12:10PM LST 0.6 10:58PM LST 1.8 H L L 01:08 PM LST -0.1 L 11:54 PM LST 2.2 07:35PM LST 3.3 H H L 02:00PM LST -0.8 L 08:41PM LST 3.5 H H 02:48PM LST -1.3 L 09: 37PM LST 3.7 12/22/2011 Thu 12:51AM LST 2.4 07:23AM LST 6.4 L H 12/23/2011 Fri 01:46AM LST 2.5 12/24/2011 Sat 02:40AM LST 2.5 12/25/2011 Sun 03:34AM LST 2.5 12/26/2011 Mon 04:27AM LST 2.5 12/27/2011 Tue 12:40AM LST 4.3 12/28/2011 Wed 01:24AM LST 4.4 12/29/2011 Thu 02:08AM LST 4.4 08:10AM LST 6.6 03:35PM LST -1.5 L 10:26PM LST 3.9 L H H 08:57AM LST 6.5 04:19PM LST -1.6 L 11:12PM LST 4.1 L H 09:44AM LST 6.3 05:03PM LST -1.4 L 11:57PM LST 4.2 L 10:31AM LST 6.0 05:45PM LST -1.1 L L 05:23AM LST 2.5 06:26PM LST -0.7 L L 11:18AM LST 5.5 H H 06:23AM LST 2.5 L 12:06PM LST 4.9 H 07:06PM LST -0.1 L 12:59PM LST 4.3 H 02:01PM ILST 3.7 H 07:45PM LST 0.4 07:29AM LST 2.5 L L 12/30/2011 Fri 02:51AM LST 4.5 08:45AM LST 2.3 08:24PM LST 1.0 H L L 10:06AM LST 2.0 12/31/2011 Sat 03:34AM LST 4.6 03:21PM LST 3.1 H 09:05PM LST 1.5 L H L Graphing Tide Data Graph two sets of tide data for a 48-hour time period. Create both graphs in Excel. The x-axis will show date and time (in hours) and the y-axis will show height in feet relative to the mean expected height. Data Set 1: September Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay Height Time 09/01/2011 Thu 01:08AM LDT 4.6 H 06:50AM LDT 1.2 L 01:16PM LDT 5.6 H Day Time Height Time Date Height Time Height 07:58PM LDт 0.3 L 09:07PM LDт о.з 09/02/2011 Fri 02:15AM LDT 4.1 H 07:33AM LDT 1.7 L 02:04PM LDT 5.7 H L 09/03/2011 Sat 03:36AM LDT 3.7 H 08:22AM LDT 2.2 L 02:58PM LDT 5.6 H 10:23PM LDT 0.2 L Data Set 2: December - Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay Day Time Height Date Height Time Height Time Height Time 02:41PM LST 3.9 H 09:28PM LST 0.6 L 12/01/2011 Thu 03:54AM LST 4.4 H 09: 27AM LST 2.6 L 12/02/2011 Fri 04:41AM LST 4.6 12/03/2011 Sat 05:22AM LST 4.8 H 10:50AM LST 2.2 L 04:05PM LST 3.5 H 10:16PM LST 1.1 L 11:59AM LST 1.7 05:32PM LST 3.2 11:03PM LST 1.6 H L H L

Answer 1

1. Graph as per data set 1 and 2 is as attached
Height vs. Time 2 0 9/1/2011 1:08:00 9/1/2011 19:58:00 9/1/2011 6:50:00 9/1/2011 13:16:00 9/2/2011 2:15:00 9/2/2011 7:33:00 9/2/2011 14:04:00 9/2/2011 21:04:00 Time Height

Height vs. Date and Time 2 0 12/1/2011 12/1/2011 12/1/2011 12/1/2011 12/2/2011 12/2/2011 12/2/2011 12/2/2011 22:16:00 21:28:00 4:41:00 10:50:00 16:05:00 3:54:00 9:27:00 14:41:00 Date and Time Height

1. 04:35 PM on 10 Dec 11 as the low tide is at lowest level.

2. The highest tide would be on 23 Dec 11 at 08:10 AM

3. The lowest tide would be on 24 Dec 11 at 04:19 PM