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Use the following web site to answer the questions shown below. |
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http://www.theweathernetwork.com/ |
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In the 'City Search' space at the top right, type in your town or city and press Enter. Record the Current Conditions including the Updated Date and Time information. |
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Scroll down the page and check out the 14 Day Forecast. What is the weather supposed to be like in 12 days? |
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Look for 'Hourly Forecast'. What is the temperature supposed to be like at 12:00 noon and at 6:00 p.m. today? |
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Ensure that town or city has been entered into 'City Search' space and click Go. In the side navigation choose 'Sun and Normals'. What is the record high and the record low temperature for today and in what year was it recorded? |
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Use the 'Sun, Moon, Seasons' option and find the sunrise and sunset time for today and the date of the next full moon. |
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Use the 'Sun, Moon, Seasons' option and find the longitude and latitude of your town or city. |
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Use the 'Weather Maps' option to find what colour on the map represents 20 degrees Celsius. |
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Use the 'Weather Maps' option to find what colour on the map represents 80 to 100% chance of precipitation. |
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Use the 'Weather Maps' option to find what type of a system you are currently in, High or Low Pressure? |
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Use the 'Weather Maps' option to find what your current wind speed is and the colour that represents this speed. |
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Find the 'UV Report' option and find the current UV index and record the interpretation of this UV index rating. |
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Use the 'Statistics' option to find the yearly average statistics for your town or city. Include the maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, wind speed and wind direction for this month. |
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Use the following web site to answer the questions shown below. |
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http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/sk-40_metric_e.html |
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What does Environment Canada say that your current temperatures are? Are they they same as the statistics on the Weather Network? |
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Check the 'Weather Warnings' option. What colours represent a weather warning and a weather watch? |
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Check http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/contents_e.html to find out what the Meteorological Service of Canada does? |
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Return to http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/sk-40_metric_e.html and check the 'Weather Map' option. Under the heading of Jet Stream, click on Canadian Weather at a Glance. Use this map to answer the following questions. |
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a) Locate your town or city on the map. What colour is across where your town or city is located and what does this colour mean? |
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b) What type of weather is showing on the map for your location (eg. clear, cloudy, snow, rain, etc.)? |
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c) Is your area currently experiencing a high pressure system or a low pressure system? |
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d) What unit is the pressure recorded in? |
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e) Locate Greenland. What colour is across Greenland and what temperature does it represent? |
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Answer Key |
Weather Webquest - Page 1 |
