Exam 3: Air Temperature

Suppose peas are planted in Indiana on May 1. If the peas need 1200 growing degree-days before they can be picked, and if the mean temperature for each day during May and June is 70°F, in about how many days will the peas be ready to pick? (Assume a base temperature of 40°F.)

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Question 21

How do wind machines protect crops from a damaging frost?

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Question 22

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Temperatures near water have a LARGER | SMALLER diurnal variability as compared to inland locations.

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Question 23

Why aren't any of the world's record low temperatures observed over the ocean?

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Question 24

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. In windy weather, thermals and turbulent eddies typically INCREASE | DECREASE daytime temperature differences between the ground and the air a few feet above the ground.

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Question 25

Why should air temperature measurements be made in the shade?

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Question 26

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. On a calm, cold day the temperature we perceive is often HIGHER | LOWER than the thermometer reading.

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Question 27

What are contour lines on a map that connect points with equal temperatures called?

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Question 28

The largest annual range of temperatures are found at ____.

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Question 29

On a calm, cold day, the sensible temperature is often ____ than the thermometer reading.

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Question 30

Cold and cloudy nights are warmer than cold and clear nights (other factors being equal) because ____.

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Question 31

The diurnal range of temperature is greatest ____

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Question 32

An astronaut walking in space at an altitude of 300 km and properly shielded from the sun would feel cold when the temperature is 500°C as a result of ____.

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Question 33

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. In a radiation inversion, is the air next to the ground COLDER or WARMER than the air higher up?

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Question 34

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Would you expect to observe the smallest variation in temperature from day to day in the middle of a(n) OCEAN or LAND MASS?

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Question 35

How many cooling degree-days would there be for a day with a maximum temperature of 95°F and a minimum temperature of 65°F? (Assume a base temperature of 65°F)

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Question 36

An instrument that measures temperature and records it on a piece of record paper is called a ____.

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Question 37

Nighttime radiation inversions occur on most ____.

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Question 38

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

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Question 39

How does humidity affect the diurnal temperature range?

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Suppose peas are planted in Indiana on May 1. If the peas need 1200 growing degree-days before they can be picked, and if the mean temperature for each day during May and June is 70°F, in about how many days will the peas be ready to pick? (Assume a base temperature of 40°F.)

How do wind machines protect crops from a damaging frost?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Temperatures near water have a LARGER | SMALLER diurnal variability as compared to inland locations.

Why aren't any of the world's record low temperatures observed over the ocean?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. In windy weather, thermals and turbulent eddies typically INCREASE | DECREASE daytime temperature differences between the ground and the air a few feet above the ground.

Why should air temperature measurements be made in the shade?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. On a calm, cold day the temperature we perceive is often HIGHER | LOWER than the thermometer reading.

What are contour lines on a map that connect points with equal temperatures called?

The largest annual range of temperatures are found at ____.

On a calm, cold day, the sensible temperature is often ____ than the thermometer reading.

Cold and cloudy nights are warmer than cold and clear nights (other factors being equal) because ____.

The diurnal range of temperature is greatest ____

An astronaut walking in space at an altitude of 300 km and properly shielded from the sun would feel cold when the temperature is 500°C as a result of ____.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. In a radiation inversion, is the air next to the ground COLDER or WARMER than the air higher up?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Would you expect to observe the smallest variation in temperature from day to day in the middle of a(n) OCEAN or LAND MASS?

How many cooling degree-days would there be for a day with a maximum temperature of 95°F and a minimum temperature of 65°F? (Assume a base temperature of 65°F)

An instrument that measures temperature and records it on a piece of record paper is called a ____.

Nighttime radiation inversions occur on most ____.

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

How does humidity affect the diurnal temperature range?

The Earths Atmosphere

Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

Humidity, Condensation and Clouds

Cloud Development and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Atmospheric Circulations

Air Masses, Fronts, and Middle Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Climate Change

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics

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Exam 3: Air Temperature

Suppose peas are planted in Indiana on May 1. If the peas need 1200 growing degree-days before they can be picked, and if the mean temperature for each day during May and June is 70°F, in about how many days will the peas be ready to pick? (Assume a base temperature of 40°F.)

How do wind machines protect crops from a damaging frost?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Temperatures near water have a LARGER | SMALLER diurnal variability as compared to inland locations.

Why aren't any of the world's record low temperatures observed over the ocean?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. In windy weather, thermals and turbulent eddies typically INCREASE | DECREASE daytime temperature differences between the ground and the air a few feet above the ground.

Why should air temperature measurements be made in the shade?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. On a calm, cold day the temperature we perceive is often HIGHER | LOWER than the thermometer reading.

What are contour lines on a map that connect points with equal temperatures called?

The largest annual range of temperatures are found at ____.

On a calm, cold day, the sensible temperature is often ____ than the thermometer reading.

Cold and cloudy nights are warmer than cold and clear nights (other factors being equal) because ____.

The diurnal range of temperature is greatest ____

An astronaut walking in space at an altitude of 300 km and properly shielded from the sun would feel cold when the temperature is 500°C as a result of ____.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. In a radiation inversion, is the air next to the ground COLDER or WARMER than the air higher up?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Would you expect to observe the smallest variation in temperature from day to day in the middle of a(n) OCEAN or LAND MASS?

How many cooling degree-days would there be for a day with a maximum temperature of 95°F and a minimum temperature of 65°F? (Assume a base temperature of 65°F)

An instrument that measures temperature and records it on a piece of record paper is called a ____.

Nighttime radiation inversions occur on most ____.

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

How does humidity affect the diurnal temperature range?

The Earths Atmosphere

Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

Humidity, Condensation and Clouds

Cloud Development and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Atmospheric Circulations

Air Masses, Fronts, and Middle Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Climate Change

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics

Filters

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