Exam 3: Air Temperature

Which of the following does not contribute to global warming?

According to the IPCC report of 2007, the possibility that global warming is occurring is considered to be:

During the day, air near the ground surface is primarily warmed by:

In the northern hemisphere, isotherms tend to shift farther _______ over continents than over oceans during the winter.

The curves on this figure show diurnal insolation for a mid-latitude location in the southern hemisphere. The curves for the June solstice, December solstice, and equinoxes are labeled as _________, respectively.

The eruption of Mount Pinatubo caused a:

Temperature decrease with elevation because:

Sensible heat refers to the kinetic energy level of the molecules of a substance.

Water surfaces tend to lose more energy though evaporation than land surfaces.

_______ is an indication of the intensity of kinetic energy of molecular motion within a substance.

__________ can be transferred to or from a surface by radiation, convection, and latent or sensible heat exchanges.

In the northern hemisphere, isotherms tend to shift farther _______ over continents than over oceans during the summer.

Coastal cities tend to have more moderate, uniform temperatures and inland cities tend to experience more extreme temperatures.

___________ is released when water vapor turns back into a liquid or solid state.

For mid-latitude locations, daily net radiation tends to largest on the:

During the night, net radiation at the ground surface tends to be positive resulting in the ground surface cooling off.

For mid-latitude locations, daily net radiation tends to smallest on the:

The rate at which air temperature changes with elevation is known as the environmental lapse rate.

A temperature inversion is:

Which of the temperature profiles on this figure most closely resembles the situation you would expect around 3:00 p.m.?