Question

While listening to the weather channel update you hear the meteorologist say "High wind advisory! Wind expected to reach velocities upward of 30 miles per hour."

Explain why this statement is false. What information would the meteorologist need to include to accurately describe velocity? What did he describe instead of velocity?

Answer 1

Answer: The answer provided describes the difference between wind speed and wind velocity, and explains why a statement made by a meteorologist that only mentions wind speed is inaccurate.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement made by the meteorologist is false because wind speed and wind velocity are not the same things. Wind speed refers to how fast the wind is moving, while wind velocity refers to both the speed and direction of the wind.

To accurately describe the wind's velocity, the meteorologist would need to include both the speed and direction of the wind.

For example, if the wind is moving at 30 miles per hour from the southeast, the meteorologist could say "High wind advisory! The wind is expected to reach a velocity of 30 miles per hour from the southeast.

In the original statement, the meteorologist only described the wind's speed, not its velocity. By only mentioning the wind speed, it is unclear whether the wind is moving in a specific direction and the statement becomes inaccurate.