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Patterns, Forecasts & Climate
Tornado Alley Catwalk
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Stormling — Patterns, Forecasts & Climate Tornado Alley Catwalk
Hi!
I'm Stormling.
Welcome to Tornado Alley Catwalk!
Will you help me investigate patterns, forecasts & climate?
The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.
Let's check the evidence!
Weather is the condition now or over a short time.
Climate describes long-term patterns across many years.
Which describes climate?
- A. One afternoon's rain
- B. One gust of wind
- C. Long-term weather patterns
The answer is C: Long-term weather patterns
Weather is the condition now or over a short time.
Climate describes long-term patterns across many years.
That clue helps us make sense of this place.
Forecasts use observations and models to estimate future weather.
They describe possibilities and can change when new evidence arrives.
What is a forecast?
- A. A story unrelated to evidence
- B. An evidence-based estimate
- C. A guarantee
The answer is B: An evidence-based estimate
Forecasts use observations and models to estimate future weather.
They describe possibilities and can change when new evidence arrives.
Hmm...
how does that connect to our first clue?
Our five-day log has rain on four days.
Rain may be likely next under similar conditions,
but this short record cannot establish the area's climate or
guarantee tomorrow's weather.
What does four rainy days out of five suggest?
- A. A recent rainy pattern
- B. Proof that it always rains here
- C. A guarantee of rain every day
The answer is A: A recent rainy pattern
Our five-day log has rain on four days.
Rain may be likely next under similar conditions,
but this short record cannot establish the area's climate or
guarantee tomorrow's weather.
Nice investigating!
You've been following the evidence.
Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.
Weather is the condition now or over a short time.
Forecasts use observations and models to estimate future weather.
Our five-day log has rain on four days.
You're ready to explore Tornado Alley Catwalk with me!
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