“Extreme temperatures” vs “High Temperatures” in this context
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I am doing an FCE multiple choice task in which I have to choose between high and extreme in this context.
Most bushfires happen when temperatures are extreme/high and
conditions are dry and windy.
According to the key, the answer is high. However, how are students expected to know it is not extreme, since if we are discussing fires, extreme temperatures are what first strikes me as the right answer?
Research: Extreme temperature (heat wave) - Heat wave or extreme heat
is the temperatures that hover 10 degrees or more above the average
high temperature for the region and last for several weeks are defined
as extreme heat. Humid or muggy conditions, which add to the
discomfort of high temperatures, occur when a "dome" of high
atmospheric pressure traps hazy, damp air near the ground. Excessively
dry and hot conditions can provoke dust storms and low visibility.
Droughts occur when a long period passes without substantial rainfall.
A heat wave combined with a drought is a very dangerous situation
http://www.un-spider.org/risks-and-disasters/natural-hazards/extreme-temperature
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I am doing an FCE multiple choice task in which I have to choose between high and extreme in this context.
Most bushfires happen when temperatures are extreme/high and
conditions are dry and windy.
According to the key, the answer is high. However, how are students expected to know it is not extreme, since if we are discussing fires, extreme temperatures are what first strikes me as the right answer?
Research: Extreme temperature (heat wave) - Heat wave or extreme heat
is the temperatures that hover 10 degrees or more above the average
high temperature for the region and last for several weeks are defined
as extreme heat. Humid or muggy conditions, which add to the
discomfort of high temperatures, occur when a "dome" of high
atmospheric pressure traps hazy, damp air near the ground. Excessively
dry and hot conditions can provoke dust storms and low visibility.
Droughts occur when a long period passes without substantial rainfall.
A heat wave combined with a drought is a very dangerous situation
http://www.un-spider.org/risks-and-disasters/natural-hazards/extreme-temperature
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I am doing an FCE multiple choice task in which I have to choose between high and extreme in this context.
Most bushfires happen when temperatures are extreme/high and
conditions are dry and windy.
According to the key, the answer is high. However, how are students expected to know it is not extreme, since if we are discussing fires, extreme temperatures are what first strikes me as the right answer?
Research: Extreme temperature (heat wave) - Heat wave or extreme heat
is the temperatures that hover 10 degrees or more above the average
high temperature for the region and last for several weeks are defined
as extreme heat. Humid or muggy conditions, which add to the
discomfort of high temperatures, occur when a "dome" of high
atmospheric pressure traps hazy, damp air near the ground. Excessively
dry and hot conditions can provoke dust storms and low visibility.
Droughts occur when a long period passes without substantial rainfall.
A heat wave combined with a drought is a very dangerous situation
http://www.un-spider.org/risks-and-disasters/natural-hazards/extreme-temperature
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I am doing an FCE multiple choice task in which I have to choose between high and extreme in this context.
Most bushfires happen when temperatures are extreme/high and
conditions are dry and windy.
According to the key, the answer is high. However, how are students expected to know it is not extreme, since if we are discussing fires, extreme temperatures are what first strikes me as the right answer?
Research: Extreme temperature (heat wave) - Heat wave or extreme heat
is the temperatures that hover 10 degrees or more above the average
high temperature for the region and last for several weeks are defined
as extreme heat. Humid or muggy conditions, which add to the
discomfort of high temperatures, occur when a "dome" of high
atmospheric pressure traps hazy, damp air near the ground. Excessively
dry and hot conditions can provoke dust storms and low visibility.
Droughts occur when a long period passes without substantial rainfall.
A heat wave combined with a drought is a very dangerous situation
http://www.un-spider.org/risks-and-disasters/natural-hazards/extreme-temperature
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