Exam 3: Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Maximum and minimum thermometers are ____________________ after and before each measurement.

Mechanical thermographs are gradually being replaced by ____.

Explain why Southern Hemisphere summers are not warmer than Northern Hemisphere summers.

Using sprinklers to prevent crop damage from cold air works best when ____.

The term heating degree day is used during ____ weather.

Considering each hemisphere as a whole, seasonal temperature variation in the Southern Hemisphere is ____________________ that in the Northern Hemisphere.

An ideal shelter for housing a temperature-measurement instrument should be ____.

If you wish to obtain a highly accurate temperature measurement, you should use which of the following thermometers?

The ____________________ degree-day is based on the assumption that people will begin to use their furnaces when the mean daily temperature drops below 65 degrees Fahrenheit.

For maximum winter warmth, in the Northern Hemisphere, large windows in a house should face ____.

The greatest variation in daily temperature usually occurs ____.

Describe the main factors that determine seasonal temperature variations.

During summer near the North Pole, the Sun is above the horizon a shorter period of time than in the mid-latitudes.

In the Northern Hemisphere, which day has the fewest hours of daylight?

On a warm summer day, one city experienced a daily range of 22 degrees Celsius (40 degrees Fahrenheit), whereas another had a daily range of 10 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fahrenheit). One of these cities is located in New Jersey and the other in New Mexico. The highest daily range probably occurred in ____________________ where relatively dry summer air allows for large daily temperature ranges. The lowest daily range more than likely occurred in ____________________ where the humid summer air keeps the daily temperature range small.

In clear weather, the air next to the ground is usually ____ than the air above during the night and ____ than the air above during the day.

Our seasons are caused by ____.

In cold weather, when the air is calm, the temperature we perceive-called the sensible temperature-is often ____ a thermometer might indicate.

The lag in daily temperature refers to the time lag between the ____.

Corn varieties are typically rated in terms of "days to maturity." The reason this system works well is that corn always takes the same number of days to mature, independent of the growing location.