Question 1

Hypothermia is most common in cold,dry weather.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

An air temperature of 70o F feels quite comfortable.If you were in 70o F water,it would feel cold.Explain why.

Accepted Answer

The sensation of temperature is subjective and depends on various factors, including the medium through which heat is transferred to or from the body. In the case of air at 70°F, it is considered a comfortable temperature for most people because it is close to the average skin temperature, which is approximately 93°F. At this temperature, the heat transfer between the air and the skin is relatively balanced, so the body does not need to expend much energy to maintain its core temperature.

However, when you are in water at the same temperature of 70°F, it feels much colder than air at the same temperature. This is because water is a much better conductor of heat than air. Water can transfer heat away from the body about 25 times more efficiently than air due to its higher density and specific heat capacity. As a result, when you are immersed in 70°F water, heat is drawn away from your body more quickly, leading to a faster decrease in your body temperature.

The body reacts to this rapid heat loss by perceiving the water as being cold, even though the temperature is the same as what would be a comfortable air temperature. This is why you can feel chilly in water at 70°F, while you would feel comfortable at the same temperature in the air. Additionally, the body's response to cold water includes vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels), which reduces blood flow to the skin and extremities to conserve heat, further enhancing the sensation of cold.

Question 3

Low clouds retard surface cooling at night better than clear skies because:

Accepted Answer

A) the clouds absorb and radiate infrared energy back to earth. 
B) the water droplets in the clouds reflect infrared energy back to earth. 
C) the clouds start convection currents between them. 
D) the clouds are better conductors of heat than is the clear night air. 
E) the formation of the clouds releases latent heat energy. 
A) the clouds absorb and radiate infrared energy back to earth. 
B) the water droplets in the clouds reflect infrared energy back to earth. 
C) the clouds start convection currents between them. 
D) the clouds are better conductors of heat than is the clear night air. 
E) the formation of the clouds releases latent heat energy. A

Question 4

In most areas the warmest time of the day close to the ground occurs in the afternoon between 2 and 5 pm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The lowest temperature is usually observed:

Accepted Answer

A) at the time of sunset. 
B) near midnight. 
C) several hours before sunrise. 
D) around sunrise. 
E) several hours after sunrise. 
A) at the time of sunset. 
B) near midnight. 
C) several hours before sunrise. 
D) around sunrise. 
E) several hours after sunrise.

Question 6

At what time during a 24-hour day would a radiation temperature inversion best be developed?

Accepted Answer

A) at sunset 
B) near sunrise 
C) toward the end of the morning 
D) between 2 and 5 pm when the air temperature reaches a maximum 
A) at sunset 
B) near sunrise 
C) toward the end of the morning 
D) between 2 and 5 pm when the air temperature reaches a maximum

Question 7

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Calm,cloudy nights are usually warmer than calm,clear nights. 
B) Each year the earth's surface radiates away more energy than it receives from the sun. 
C) The horizontal transport of heat by the wind is called advection. 
D) Good absorbers of radiation are usually poor emitters of radiation. 
A) Calm,cloudy nights are usually warmer than calm,clear nights. 
B) Each year the earth's surface radiates away more energy than it receives from the sun. 
C) The horizontal transport of heat by the wind is called advection. 
D) Good absorbers of radiation are usually poor emitters of radiation.

Question 8

Explain why it is possible to see frost on the ground or on the tops of parked automobiles even though the measured nighttime minimum temperature remains above 32o F.

Accepted Answer

Frost formation on the ground or on the

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Assuming that the night will remain clear,calm and unsaturated,the predicted minimum temperature is 32oF.Suddenly the wind speed increases and remains gusty throughout the night.The minimum temperature will most likely be higher than predicted due to the release of latent heat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In summer,humid regions typically have smaller daily temperature ranges and lower maximum temperatures than drier regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements is/are true?

Accepted Answer

A) If you travel from Dallas,Texas to St.Paul,Minnesota in January,you are more likely to experience greater temperature variations than if you make the same trip in July. 
B) Annual temperature ranges tend to be much greater near the ocean than in the middle of the continent. 
C) If two cities have the same mean annual temperature,then their temperatures throughout the year are quite similar. 
D) all of the above are true 
A) If you travel from Dallas,Texas to St.Paul,Minnesota in January,you are more likely to experience greater temperature variations than if you make the same trip in July. 
B) Annual temperature ranges tend to be much greater near the ocean than in the middle of the continent. 
C) If two cities have the same mean annual temperature,then their temperatures throughout the year are quite similar. 
D) all of the above are true

Question 14

An ideal shelter for housing a temperature-measurement instrument should be white and in the shade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The maximum in daytime surface temperature typically occurs _______ the earth receives its most intense solar radiation.

Accepted Answer

A) before 
B) after 
C) exactly when 
A) before 
B) after 
C) exactly when

Question 16

In meteorology,the term thermal belt refers to the extreme heat sometimes found inside a car.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why don't wind chill temperature charts include temperatures above 40 o F?

Accepted Answer

Wind chill temperature charts typically

Question 18

How is it possible for the ground to become warmer than the air just above during the day and then turn colder than the air above during the night?

Accepted Answer

The phenomenon where the ground becomes

Question 19

If you lived in the Arizona desert,would you want to own a black car? Why or why not? What might be a better color?

Accepted Answer

If I lived in the Arizona desert, I migh

Question 20

Over the earth as a whole,one would expect to observe the smallest variation in temperature from day to day and from month to month:

Accepted Answer

A) at the North Pole. 
B) in the center of a large land mass. 
C) along the Pacific coast of North America. 
D) high in the mountains in the middle of a continent. 
E) on a small island near the equator. 
A) at the North Pole. 
B) in the center of a large land mass. 
C) along the Pacific coast of North America. 
D) high in the mountains in the middle of a continent. 
E) on a small island near the equator.

Hypothermia is most common in cold,dry weather.

An air temperature of 70^o F feels quite comfortable.If you were in 70^o F water,it would feel cold.Explain why.

Low clouds retard surface cooling at night better than clear skies because:

In most areas the warmest time of the day close to the ground occurs in the afternoon between 2 and 5 pm.

The lowest temperature is usually observed:

At what time during a 24-hour day would a radiation temperature inversion best be developed?

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Explain why it is possible to see frost on the ground or on the tops of parked automobiles even though the measured nighttime minimum temperature remains above 32^o F.

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

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

Assuming that the night will remain clear,calm and unsaturated,the predicted minimum temperature is 32^oF.Suddenly the wind speed increases and remains gusty throughout the night.The minimum temperature will most likely be higher than predicted due to the release of latent heat.

In summer,humid regions typically have smaller daily temperature ranges and lower maximum temperatures than drier regions.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

An ideal shelter for housing a temperature-measurement instrument should be white and in the shade.

The maximum in daytime surface temperature typically occurs _______ the earth receives its most intense solar radiation.

In meteorology,the term thermal belt refers to the extreme heat sometimes found inside a car.

Why don't wind chill temperature charts include temperatures above 40^o F?

How is it possible for the ground to become warmer than the air just above during the day and then turn colder than the air above during the night?

If you lived in the Arizona desert,would you want to own a black car? Why or why not? What might be a better color?

Over the earth as a whole,one would expect to observe the smallest variation in temperature from day to day and from month to month:

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Hypothermia is most common in cold,dry weather.

An air temperature of 70o F feels quite comfortable.If you were in 70o F water,it would feel cold.Explain why.

Low clouds retard surface cooling at night better than clear skies because:

In most areas the warmest time of the day close to the ground occurs in the afternoon between 2 and 5 pm.

The lowest temperature is usually observed:

At what time during a 24-hour day would a radiation temperature inversion best be developed?

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Explain why it is possible to see frost on the ground or on the tops of parked automobiles even though the measured nighttime minimum temperature remains above 32o F.

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

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

Assuming that the night will remain clear,calm and unsaturated,the predicted minimum temperature is 32oF.Suddenly the wind speed increases and remains gusty throughout the night.The minimum temperature will most likely be higher than predicted due to the release of latent heat.

In summer,humid regions typically have smaller daily temperature ranges and lower maximum temperatures than drier regions.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

An ideal shelter for housing a temperature-measurement instrument should be white and in the shade.

The maximum in daytime surface temperature typically occurs _______ the earth receives its most intense solar radiation.

In meteorology,the term thermal belt refers to the extreme heat sometimes found inside a car.

Why don't wind chill temperature charts include temperatures above 40 o F?

How is it possible for the ground to become warmer than the air just above during the day and then turn colder than the air above during the night?

If you lived in the Arizona desert,would you want to own a black car? Why or why not? What might be a better color?

Over the earth as a whole,one would expect to observe the smallest variation in temperature from day to day and from month to month:

The Turbulent Atmosphere

Energy That Drives the Storms

Condensation in the Atmosphere

Clouds and Stability

Precipitation Extremes

Atmospheric Motions

Wind Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Mid-Latitude Cyclonic Storms

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Weather Forecasting

The Earths Changing Climate

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An air temperature of 70^o F feels quite comfortable.If you were in 70^o F water,it would feel cold.Explain why.

Explain why it is possible to see frost on the ground or on the tops of parked automobiles even though the measured nighttime minimum temperature remains above 32^o F.

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

Assuming that the night will remain clear,calm and unsaturated,the predicted minimum temperature is 32^oF.Suddenly the wind speed increases and remains gusty throughout the night.The minimum temperature will most likely be higher than predicted due to the release of latent heat.

Why don't wind chill temperature charts include temperatures above 40^o F?