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Winters can get extremely chilly in the mountains of Japan. Luckily, the island nation has many natural hot springs formed by volcanic activity. And humans aren’t the only ones warming up in a hot bath—monkeys do too! Japanese macaques at Jigokudani Monkey Park love relaxing in hot springs. The snow monkeys learned to use the hot springs by copying tourists.
Below are three statements about the monkeys . . . but one is a lie! Can you use what you know about positive and negative temperature to find the lie? Record your work and answers on the online skill sheet/answer sheet.
In Japan, temperatures are measured in degrees Celsius. The lowest air temperature recorded at Jigokudani Monkey Park in 2023 was -12°C. That’s 12 degrees colder than the average February temperature of 1°C.
Truth or Lie?
The temperature of the hot spring water is about 90°C. Compared with the lowest air temperature in 2023, the water is 102°C hotter!
Snow monkeys’ thick coats let them tolerate temperatures as low as -20°C. That’s 21 degrees warmer than the lowest temperature ever recorded in Japan, -41°C. Brrr!