Temperature Changes in Fairbanks

The video tutorial explains how to determine the initial temperature in Fairbanks, Alaska, based on observed temperature changes over a two-hour period. Starting with a known temperature at 5pm, the tutorial uses a vertical number line to visualize and calculate the temperature at 3pm. The process involves understanding temperature increases and decreases, and verifying the calculations to ensure accuracy.

What was the temperature change from 3pm to 4pm in Fairbanks?

• Decreased by 2 degrees Celsius

• Increased by 2 degrees Celsius

• Decreased by 5 degrees Celsius

• Increased by 5 degrees Celsius

What was the temperature change from 4pm to 5pm in Fairbanks?

• Decreased by 2 degrees Celsius

• Increased by 5 degrees Celsius

• Decreased by 5 degrees Celsius

• Increased by 2 degrees Celsius

What is the final temperature at 5pm in Fairbanks?

• Negative nine degrees Celsius

• Negative four degrees Celsius

• Zero degrees Celsius

• Negative six degrees Celsius

What is the purpose of using a vertical number line in this problem?

• To measure the speed of temperature change

• To visualize the temperature changes

• To compare temperatures of different cities

• To calculate the average temperature

What was the temperature in Fairbanks at 4pm?

• Negative six degrees Celsius

• Zero degrees Celsius

• Negative four degrees Celsius

• Negative nine degrees Celsius

How do you calculate the temperature at 4pm from the temperature at 5pm?

• Add five degrees to the temperature at 5pm

• Subtract five degrees from the temperature at 5pm

• Add two degrees to the temperature at 5pm

• Subtract two degrees from the temperature at 5pm

What was the temperature in Fairbanks at 3pm?

• Negative nine degrees Celsius

• Negative six degrees Celsius

• Negative four degrees Celsius

• Zero degrees Celsius

How do you calculate the temperature at 3pm from the temperature at 4pm?

• Add five degrees to the temperature at 4pm

• Subtract two degrees from the temperature at 4pm

• Add two degrees to the temperature at 4pm

• Subtract five degrees from the temperature at 4pm

What is the significance of the temperature changes in this problem?

• They help determine the temperature at 6pm

• They help determine the temperature at 3pm

• They help determine the temperature at 5pm

• They help determine the average temperature

What is the initial temperature at 3pm used to verify the calculations?

• Negative nine degrees Celsius

• Negative four degrees Celsius

• Zero degrees Celsius

• Negative six degrees Celsius