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________ show us the current weather conditions.
Forecasts
What is weather?
The conditions of a specific place at a specific time
What are two types of extreme weather?
Hail and Sandstorms
Temperature is
a) the amount of heat in the air
b) the amount of cold in the air
A
True or False: Temperature can be as cold as -80C
True
______ clouds are big and fluffy
Cumulus
What are cirrus clouds?
wispy clouds found higher in the sky
What are the three main types of clouds?
Stratus, Cirrus, Cumulus
Hail is
a) a type of cloud
b) balls of ice that fall like rain
B
If the temperature was 10C, with a bit of wind, and the weather conditions were partly cloudy what would you wear?
A jacket and pants
Saskatchewan has _______ winters
freezing
What is a tornado?
A vortex or column of aggressive wind that rotates
What are five types of weather conditions?
rain, windy, cloudy, snow, and sunny
Stratus clouds are
a) big and fluffy
b) long and look like popcorn
c) thin and wispy
True or False: Tornados, sandstorms, dirt storms, hail, and blizzards can all happen in Saskatchewan
False
The forecast helps us decide what to ____ and ____
wear and do
What is extreme weather?
Unusual or unexpected weather conditions that are severe or dangerous
What are the four areas of nature Indigenous Peoples used to track and predict weather?
Plants, animal behaviour, clouds, astronomy
Some birds and animals which way when winter is coming
a) South
b) North
c) East
A
The state of seasonal berries such as raspberries and blueberries helped Indigenous Peoples predict what?
seasonal changes
Antartica's average temperature ranges from ___ to ___
-10 to -60
What is humidity?
The amount of moisture in the air
what are three things you can find on a weather forecast?
visibility, temperature, conditions
When predicting weather we look at
a) clouds
b) current weather conditions
c) the current temperature
d) all of the above
e) b and c
D
What is Ms. D's favourite type of cloud?
Cumulus