Exam 3: Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Water warms and cools much more slowly than land, because it takes more heat to raise the temperature of a given amount of soil 1 degree Celsius than it does to raise the temperature of water 1 degree Celsius.

Ideal conditions for a strong radiation inversion are a ____.

List some of the measures farmers use to protect their crops against the cold. Explain the physical principle behind each method.

When a liquid thermometer is held in direct sunlight, ____.

The daily (diurnal)range of temperature is greatest next to the ____________________.

At any given time, ____ of Earth is illuminated by the Sun.

A(n)____ thermometer consists of two different pieces of metal (usually brass and iron)welded together to form a single strip.

Explain the heating degree day application.

If the tilt of Earth's axis suddenly increased to 45 degrees, average winter temperatures in the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere would ____________________.

Thermometers should be read in the ____________________.

If the cold occurs over a widespread area for a long enough time to damage certain crops, the extreme cold is called (a)____.

In the Northern Hemisphere, a solar panel should be placed on the side of the roof facing ____.

Suppose yesterday morning you noticed ice crystals (frost)on the grass, yet the minimum temperature reported in the newspaper was only 35 degrees Fahrenheit. The most likely reason for this apparent discrepancy is that ____.

When would you expect the warmest weather in middle latitudes in the summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

Heating degree days are determined by subtracting the ____ temperature for the ____ from 65 degrees Fahrenheit.

The most important reason why summers in the Southern Hemisphere are not warmer than summers in the Northern Hemisphere is that ____.

Each day past the winter solstice the noon Sun is a little higher above the southern horizon.

An important reason for the large daily temperature range over deserts is ____.

At one time, corn varieties were rated in terms of "days to maturity." Why was this rating system unsuccessful?

Which latitude below would experience the fewest hours of daylight on December 22?