Weather/Climate WebQuest
1. Define weather and climate. Therefore, what is the difference between weather and
climate?
2. How does air pollution affect weather/climate?
3. What are the main pollutants that scientists are concerned with in terms of climate
change? For each pollutant, tell us why they are concerned about this particular
pollutant.
4. What is acid rain? What causes acid rain? If you look at the Adirondack Mountains
as an example, where are the “pollutants” coming from that is causing the acid rain?
What can be done to stop acid rain?
5. What is “Global Warming”? What evidence do we have that global warming is a real
phenomena? What are the pollutants that are responsible for global warming? What
measures should be taken to reduce/stop global warming? What is the likelihood of us
being successful?
6. What is “Global Cooling”? Some scientists believe we are not in danger of
“warming” our earth too much, but that we may in fact be heading for an ice age. What
is the evidence they use to support their theory? Can humans do anything to help prevent
another ice age?
7. We are going to keep daily weather records for Winona, MN starting today. Record
daily: High Temperature, Low Temperature, Barometric Pressure, Humidity, and Dew
Point. Describe humidity, dew point and barometric pressure. Why is barometric
pressure interesting to a meteorologist?