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Predicting Climate

Predicting Climate

Question 1 of 11

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Go to this website: https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/omaha/nebraska/united-states/usne0795

Your job is the predict what the climate will be like outside exactly one year from now in Omaha Nebraska. We have to do Omaha because it has complete data, and Lincoln does not. :(

Which of the following things would it be important for you to know when predicting Lincoln's climate or the weather we are MOST likely to have. Check all that apply

Select one or more of the following:

  • average temperature

  • precipitation

  • days of precipitation

  • amount of daylight

  • the month

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Question 2 of 11

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If you wanted to predict the climate for 1 year from now in Omaha Nebraska, which month would you study?

Select one of the following:

  • April

  • March

  • May

  • all of the months

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Question 3 of 11

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The average daily temperature for Omaha, in October, is F.

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Question 4 of 11

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Using the website, the average low temperature for Omaha, in October, is F.

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Question 5 of 11

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Using the website, the average days of precipitation for Omaha, in October, is .

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Question 6 of 11

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Describe the likelihood of it raining exactly one year from now in Omaha...

Select one of the following:

  • very likely.. it rains 25-30 days during October

  • Likely...it rains 15-20 days during October

  • Unlikely.... it rains 5-10 days during October

  • very unlikely....it rains 0-5 days during October

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Question 7 of 11

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What is the likelihood that you will experience snow a year from now. Remember it has to be below 32 F to snow?

Select one of the following:

  • Highly likely...the low temperature average is below 32

  • Likely...the low temperature average is around 32

  • Unlikely...the low temperature average is above 32.

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Question 8 of 11

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Using your climate data about Omaha, describe the what the weather is MOST likely going to be one year from now....

Select one of the following:

  • it is likely to be hot, well above 80 F, and will likely rain at some point during the day.

  • it is likely to be mild, around 60F for a high, and most likely dry with cool nights.

  • it is likely to be cold , around 40F for a high, with cold nights below 32, with a good chance of snow.

  • it is likely to be mild , around 60F for a high, with cold nights below 32, with a good chance of snow.

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Question 9 of 11

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Which of the following describes information that scientists would use to predict the future climate?

Select one of the following:

  • Average Temperature ranges

  • Average precipitation

  • Days of Precipitation

  • all of the above

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Question 10 of 11

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Climate information is averaged over many years. Somewhere on the information page is a timeline for the years that this data has been average. This data has been averaged over a total of years.

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Question 11 of 11

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Which best describes the difference between weather and climate?

Select one of the following:

  • weather is the average precipitation and temperature of an area over 30 years, climate is the precipitation or weather in the moment.

  • climate is the average precipitation and temperature of an area over 30 years, weather is the precipitation or weather in the moment.

  • climate is the average precipitation and temperature of an area over 2 years, weather is the precipitation or weather in the moment.

  • weather is the average precipitation and temperature of an area over 2 years, climate is the average weather in an area over 1 year

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