Exam 3: Air Temperature

A thermometer with a small constriction just above the bulb is a(n) ____.

Where in California was the highest temperature ever recorded in the world (134°F)?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. The radiosonde uses a RADIOMETER | THERMISTOR to measure temperatures in the atmosphere.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. If you use liquid-in-glass thermometers to record temperatures below -50°C, you will need one that uses ALCOHOL | MERCURY as a liquid.

What is used as an index for fuel consumption?

The world's cold temperature record (-129°F) was set on July 21, 1983 in Antarctica. List two factors that probably contributed to this extremely cold reading.

Explain how two cities in similar latitudes with the same mean annual temperature can have different climates.

We are likely to feel colder on a cold, rainy day than on a cold, dry day because water ____ heat away from the body better than air does.

Lines on a map connecting points of equal temperature are called ____.

The ground is a better emitter of infrared radiation and cools more quickly than air.

Which of the following areas would you expect to find warmer night temperatures (assuming all other factors are equal)?

The temperature of the soil is strongly influenced by solar radiation. At what depth within the soil would you expect to find the smallest annual variation in temperature?

Maximum air temperature in a given day usually occurs ____.

Which of the following would contribute to higher surface air temperatures?

The thermometer that has a small dumbbell-shaped index marker in the bore is called a(n) ____.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Incoming sunlight energy is usually most intense at noon. Would you expect to record the daytime maximum temperature BEFORE or AFTER noon?

The minimum daily temperature typically occurs at ____.

Thermal belts are ____.

One would expect near-ground temperatures to be coldest when the night is ___.

Which condition would be equivalent to an air temperature of 45°F, a wind speed of 30 mi/hr, and a wind-chill equivalent temperature of 15°F?