Question 1

Which of the following describes the most likely situation when the temperature of the air is at absolute zero?

Accepted Answer

A) The rate of molecular motion is at its maximum. 
B) Molecules contain a minimum amount of energy. 
C) Molecules occupy a large volume. 
D) The air temperature is 0°C. 
A) The rate of molecular motion is at its maximum. 
B) Molecules contain a minimum amount of energy. 
C) Molecules occupy a large volume. 
D) The air temperature is 0°C.

Question 2

After which of the following times of year does the number of daylight hours begin to shorten in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) spring equinox 
B) winter solstice 
C) autumn equinox 
D) summer solstice 
A) spring equinox 
B) winter solstice 
C) autumn equinox 
D) summer solstice

Question 3

Which of the following gives the most important reason why summers in the Southern Hemisphere are cooler than summers in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) Over 80 percent of the Southern Hemisphere is covered with water. 
B) The Earth is closer to the sun in January. 
C) The Earth is farther from the sun in July. 
D) The sun's energy is less intense in the Southern Hemisphere. 
A) Over 80 percent of the Southern Hemisphere is covered with water. 
B) The Earth is closer to the sun in January. 
C) The Earth is farther from the sun in July. 
D) The sun's energy is less intense in the Southern Hemisphere.

Question 4

Which of the following times of day does radiation temperature inversion best develop?

Accepted Answer

A) between 3:00 p.m.and 5:00 p.m. 
B) at sunset 
C) near sunrise 
D) noon 
A) between 3:00 p.m.and 5:00 p.m. 
B) at sunset 
C) near sunrise 
D) noon

Question 5

Which of the following describes when the use of sprinklers to prevent crop damage from cold air works best?

Accepted Answer

A) when the surface air temperature remains below freezing for a few hours 
B) when the air is fairly humid 
C) when the ice is allowed to cool to -15° C 
D) when the air is fairly dry 
A) when the surface air temperature remains below freezing for a few hours 
B) when the air is fairly humid 
C) when the ice is allowed to cool to -15° C 
D) when the air is fairly dry

Question 6

On which of the following days at the North Pole will the sun rise above the horizon?

Accepted Answer

A) June 22 
B) December 22 
C) March 21 
D) September 23 
A) June 22 
B) December 22 
C) March 21 
D) September 23

Question 7

Which of the following is the name for lines connecting points of equal temperature?

Accepted Answer

A) isobars 
B) thermographs 
C) thermals 
D) isotherms 
A) isobars 
B) thermographs 
C) thermals 
D) isotherms

Question 8

Which of the following describes what wind machines do during a radiation inversion?

Accepted Answer

A) They lift warm air away from the surface. 
B) They mix the air at high altitudes 
C) They mix the air near the ground. 
D) They bring cool upper air to lower altitudes. 
A) They lift warm air away from the surface. 
B) They mix the air at high altitudes 
C) They mix the air near the ground. 
D) They bring cool upper air to lower altitudes.

Question 9

Which of the following is a factor that causes seasons to occur?

Accepted Answer

A) the length of the daylight hours 
B) the changing shape of Earth's orbit around the sun 
C) the changing distance between the Earth and the sun 
D) the constant angle at which sunlight reaches the Earth 
A) the length of the daylight hours 
B) the changing shape of Earth's orbit around the sun 
C) the changing distance between the Earth and the sun 
D) the constant angle at which sunlight reaches the Earth

Question 10

In the Northern Hemisphere, which side of a roof is the best place to put a solar panel?

Accepted Answer

A) on the side facing north 
B) on the side facing east 
C) on the side facing south 
D) on the side facing west 
A) on the side facing north 
B) on the side facing east 
C) on the side facing south 
D) on the side facing west

Question 11

During which of the following afternoon weather conditions do the greatest temperature differences occur between surface air and the air several metres above surface?

Accepted Answer

A) cloudy, windy 
B) clear, windy 
C) cloudy, calm 
D) clear, calm 
A) cloudy, windy 
B) clear, windy 
C) cloudy, calm 
D) clear, calm

Question 12

Which of the following terms refers to wind that horizontally blows warmer or colder air into a location?

Accepted Answer

A) net radiation 
B) advection 
C) sensible heat flux 
D) convective flux 
A) net radiation 
B) advection 
C) sensible heat flux 
D) convective flux

Question 13

Which of the following is the best time to reset a minimum thermometer?

Accepted Answer

A) just after the time of maximum temperature 
B) just before sunrise 
C) just after the time of minimum temperature 
D) just after sunrise 
A) just after the time of maximum temperature 
B) just before sunrise 
C) just after the time of minimum temperature 
D) just after sunrise

Question 14

Which of the following is the name for a thermometer that measures temperature and records it on a piece of chart paper?

Accepted Answer

A) minimum thermometer 
B) thermistor 
C) maximum thermometer 
D) thermograph 
A) minimum thermometer 
B) thermistor 
C) maximum thermometer 
D) thermograph

Question 15

Which of the following is generally most associated with longer days?

Accepted Answer

A) less insolation 
B) more heating-degree days 
C) fewer heating-degree days 
D) more insolation 
A) less insolation 
B) more heating-degree days 
C) fewer heating-degree days 
D) more insolation

Question 16

Assuming a base temperature of 18°C, how many cooling degree-days are there for a day with a maximum temperature of 35°C and a minimum temperature of 18°C?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 8.5 
C) 7.5 
D) 5.5 
A) 10 
B) 8.5 
C) 7.5 
D) 5.5

Question 17

Which of the following statements describes what tends to happen on the north-facing side of a hill in a mountainous region in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) It grows a variety of trees that are typically observed at lower elevation. 
B) It is a worse location for a ski run than the south-facing side. 
C) It receives more sunlight annually than the south-facing side. 
D) It has snow on the ground for a longer period of time in winter, compared to the south-facing side. 
A) It grows a variety of trees that are typically observed at lower elevation. 
B) It is a worse location for a ski run than the south-facing side. 
C) It receives more sunlight annually than the south-facing side. 
D) It has snow on the ground for a longer period of time in winter, compared to the south-facing side.

Question 18

In which of the following locations can the smallest variation in day-to-day and month-to-month temperature be observed?

Accepted Answer

A) the Pacific coast of North America 
B) high in the mountains in the middle of a continent 
C) the centre of a large land mass 
D) a small island near the equator 
A) the Pacific coast of North America 
B) high in the mountains in the middle of a continent 
C) the centre of a large land mass 
D) a small island near the equator

Question 19

Which of the following processes cool both the ground and the air above on a clear, calm night?

Accepted Answer

A) conduction 
B) radiation 
C) convection 
D) evaporation 
A) conduction 
B) radiation 
C) convection 
D) evaporation

Question 20

In which of the following locations are thermal belts usually found?

Accepted Answer

A) seacoast 
B) mountain tops 
C) hillsides 
D) valley floors 
A) seacoast 
B) mountain tops 
C) hillsides 
D) valley floors

Which of the following describes the most likely situation when the temperature of the air is at absolute zero?

After which of the following times of year does the number of daylight hours begin to shorten in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following gives the most important reason why summers in the Southern Hemisphere are cooler than summers in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following times of day does radiation temperature inversion best develop?

Which of the following describes when the use of sprinklers to prevent crop damage from cold air works best?

On which of the following days at the North Pole will the sun rise above the horizon?

Which of the following is the name for lines connecting points of equal temperature?

Which of the following describes what wind machines do during a radiation inversion?

Which of the following is a factor that causes seasons to occur?

In the Northern Hemisphere, which side of a roof is the best place to put a solar panel?

During which of the following afternoon weather conditions do the greatest temperature differences occur between surface air and the air several metres above surface?

Which of the following terms refers to wind that horizontally blows warmer or colder air into a location?

Which of the following is the best time to reset a minimum thermometer?

Which of the following is the name for a thermometer that measures temperature and records it on a piece of chart paper?

Which of the following is generally most associated with longer days?

Assuming a base temperature of 18°C, how many cooling degree-days are there for a day with a maximum temperature of 35°C and a minimum temperature of 18°C?

Which of the following statements describes what tends to happen on the north-facing side of a hill in a mountainous region in Canada?

In which of the following locations can the smallest variation in day-to-day and month-to-month temperature be observed?

Which of the following processes cool both the ground and the air above on a clear, calm night?

In which of the following locations are thermal belts usually found?

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Exam 3: Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Which of the following describes the most likely situation when the temperature of the air is at absolute zero?

After which of the following times of year does the number of daylight hours begin to shorten in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following gives the most important reason why summers in the Southern Hemisphere are cooler than summers in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following times of day does radiation temperature inversion best develop?

Which of the following describes when the use of sprinklers to prevent crop damage from cold air works best?

On which of the following days at the North Pole will the sun rise above the horizon?

Which of the following is the name for lines connecting points of equal temperature?

Which of the following describes what wind machines do during a radiation inversion?

Which of the following is a factor that causes seasons to occur?

In the Northern Hemisphere, which side of a roof is the best place to put a solar panel?

During which of the following afternoon weather conditions do the greatest temperature differences occur between surface air and the air several metres above surface?

Which of the following terms refers to wind that horizontally blows warmer or colder air into a location?

Which of the following is the best time to reset a minimum thermometer?

Which of the following is the name for a thermometer that measures temperature and records it on a piece of chart paper?

Which of the following is generally most associated with longer days?

Assuming a base temperature of 18°C, how many cooling degree-days are there for a day with a maximum temperature of 35°C and a minimum temperature of 18°C?

Which of the following statements describes what tends to happen on the north-facing side of a hill in a mountainous region in Canada?

In which of the following locations can the smallest variation in day-to-day and month-to-month temperature be observed?

Which of the following processes cool both the ground and the air above on a clear, calm night?

In which of the following locations are thermal belts usually found?

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy: Warming Earth and the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind: Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

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