Exam 3: Temperature

During a typical day, the lowest temperature usually occurs about midnight.

Heating degrees days are used to evaluate energy demand and consumption.

Every state in the United States has a maximum high temperature record above 100°F EXCEPT Alaska and:

Which of the following associations is CORRECT?

Air temperature drops when the rate of terrestrial energy loss is less than the rate of solar energy gain.

In a _________, mercury must force its way through a narrow constriction just above the bulb.

Consider the isotherm map of the United States shown above. Which of the following is the best realistic estimate of the current temperature at the spot marked by an X?

What type of severe weather event killed up to 35,000 people in Europe during the summer of 2003?

Ocean currents owe their existence primarily to the rapid rotation of the earth about its axis.

Which of the following is NOT a valid explanation of the urban heat island effect?

How does the phase change of water from liquid to vapor generally influence the air temperature experienced in locations near water?

Two cities are located at the same latitude (40 degrees). City A is in the Southern Hemisphere and City B is in the Northern Hemisphere. Assume the two cities reflect the general characteristics of the hemispheres where they are located. Which city should have the warmer winter temperatures?

Of the following, the city with the highest average of annual heating degree- days is:

A poleward moving (northward moving in the Northern Hemisphere) ocean current is:

Less water is available for evaporation in cities. Why is this so?

Negative values are not possible on the Celsius temperature scale.

A small dumbbell- shaped index is pushed by surface tension in a:

The number of degrees separating the ice point and the steam point:

Latitude is a major control of temperature since latitude determines the Sun angle.

The_____ is often used in making a thermograph.