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Webquest: Weather and Climate

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Webquests These webquests are designed with middle school students in mind but they are great for different ages, depending on the student and class.

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Directions: Use the websites listed to find the answers to the questions and complete the activities.

Watch this video and answer the following questions. (Be sure to use headphones!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbAWny7FV3w

1. Define weather.

2. Define climate.

3. What is rain?

4. What is sleet?

5. In your own words explain the difference between weather and climate.

Now, go to this webpage and answer the questions.

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/noaa-n/climate/climate_weather.html

6. (fill-in-the-blank) The difference between and climate is .

7. (complete this sentence) Weather is basically…

8. Name five things that make up our weather.

9. Who is the National Weather Service?

10. Why is it important to study climate?

Now, go to this webpage and answer the questions. https://www.weather.gov/

11. What current warnings and/or alerts do you see on the big map?

12. Click on the “forecast” link and then the “national temperature” chart. What does it tell you about the temperature today in your area?

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Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD-2dvaG4UY

13. Is weather easy or difficult to predict?

14. What is located at the boundaries of different cells of rotating air?

15. What is a jet stream?

16. What is an air mass?

17. What happens if the jet stream dips down?

18. What would happen if there were no jet streams or ocean currents?

19. How does the Gulf Stream help keep the British Isles warm?

20. What is the main way weather systems get around?

21. How does the jet stream affect the British Isles?

22. What is a front?

23. In your own words, describe why is it so hard to get the weather forecast right every time.

Now go to this website and answer the questions. https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/arctic-meteorology/climate_vs_weather.html

24. Again, what is the difference between weather and climate?

25. Write two questions that weather forecasters try to answer.

26. Write two questions that climate predictions try to answer Now go to this website and try the weather quiz. http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/k4/online/wonline1.html

27. What was your score?

28. How many bowties did you get?

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