Snow water is dynamically linked to a location’s elevation, snowfall, and air temperature. Examining the relationships among these factors can shed light upon this dynamism.

The table below (Table C1) provides data of locations in the western US where temperature and snow characteristics were measured. Use this table to complete the statements below by selecting the correct terms for the corresponding blanks.

Location Elevation
(Feet) Annual
Snow-Fall
(Inches) Snow
Water
Density Average
Jan.
Temp
°F Snow water
equivalent
(inches)
Mt. Hood, Cascade Range, OR 5,400 365 14% 27.2 51.1
Mt. Bachelor, Cascade Range, OR 6,350 455 11% 35.1 50.1
Mt. Baker, Cascade Mountains, WA 4,300 652 16% 32.3 104.3
Alta, Wasatch Range, UT 8,650 537 6% 21.6 32.2
Park City, Wasatch Range, UT 9,300 290 6% 18.0 17.4
Table C1: Climate characteristics and elevation of locations in the western U. S.

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inversely related

lowest

Park City

directly related

highest

Mt. Baker

1. The location with the most water within snowpack is and the least water in snowpack is .

2. The location with the greatest annual snowfall had the snow water equivalent and the location with the least annual snowfall had the snow water equivalent.

3. The location with the highest elevation predictably has the temperature and the snow water equivalent.

4. Snow water equivalent is to air temperature and to annual snowfall.