Question 1

Explain why it is possible for the night-time minimum to occur as much as 30 minutes after the sun has risen.

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Question 2

Which of the following conditions are ideal for a strong radiation inversion?

Accepted Answer

A) cloudy, windy, moist, summer night 
B) clear, calm, moist, summer night 
C) cloudy, calm, moist, winter night 
D) clear, calm, dry, winter night 
A) cloudy, windy, moist, summer night 
B) clear, calm, moist, summer night 
C) cloudy, calm, moist, winter night 
D) clear, calm, dry, winter night

Question 3

Which of the following statements helps to explain why northern latitudes are cooler than latitudes farther south even though they experience 24 hours of sunlight on June 22 each year?

Accepted Answer

A) Solar energy is used to melt frozen soil in northern latitudes. 
B) Increased cloud cover absorbs solar energy in northern latitudes. 
C) Most of the sun's energy is absorbed by snow and ice in northern latitudes. 
D) Solar energy is spread over a smaller area in northern latitudes. 
A) Solar energy is used to melt frozen soil in northern latitudes. 
B) Increased cloud cover absorbs solar energy in northern latitudes. 
C) Most of the sun's energy is absorbed by snow and ice in northern latitudes. 
D) Solar energy is spread over a smaller area in northern latitudes.

Question 4

Which of the following statements explains why there is less incoming solar radiation in middle latitudes in winter than in summer?

Accepted Answer

A) The sun's rays slant less and spread their energy over a smaller area. 
B) The sun emits more longwave radiation. 
C) The cold dense air lowers the intensity of the sun's rays. 
D) The sun's rays are weakened by passing through a greater thickness of atmosphere. 
A) The sun's rays slant less and spread their energy over a smaller area. 
B) The sun emits more longwave radiation. 
C) The cold dense air lowers the intensity of the sun's rays. 
D) The sun's rays are weakened by passing through a greater thickness of atmosphere.

Question 5

Which of the following regions would be the "land of the midnight sun" during winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) near the equator 
B) middle latitudes 
C) Rocky Mountains 
D) high latitudes 
A) near the equator 
B) middle latitudes 
C) Rocky Mountains 
D) high latitudes

Question 6

Which of the following statements describes wind-chill factor?

Accepted Answer

A) It indicates the temperature at which water freezes on exposed skin. 
B) It relates body heat loss in wind conditions to an equivalent temperature with no wind. 
C) It tells farmers when to protect crops from a freeze. 
D) It takes into account humidity and air temperature in expressing the current air temperature. 
A) It indicates the temperature at which water freezes on exposed skin. 
B) It relates body heat loss in wind conditions to an equivalent temperature with no wind. 
C) It tells farmers when to protect crops from a freeze. 
D) It takes into account humidity and air temperature in expressing the current air temperature.

Question 7

Which of the following compares the geographical pattern of average air temperature near sea level in the Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) It is more homogeneous in the Southern Hemisphere. 
B) It is equally homogeneous in both hemispheres 
C) It is less homogeneous in the Southern Hemisphere. 
D) It is more heterogeneous in the Southern Hemisphere. 
A) It is more homogeneous in the Southern Hemisphere. 
B) It is equally homogeneous in both hemispheres 
C) It is less homogeneous in the Southern Hemisphere. 
D) It is more heterogeneous in the Southern Hemisphere.

Question 8

Which of the following describes the length of days during late July at middle latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere?

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A) The day is more than 12 hours long and getting shorter each day. 
B) The day is less than 12 hours long and getting longer each day. 
C) The day is less than 12 hours long and getting shorter each day. 
D) The day is more than 12 hours long and getting longer each day. 
A) The day is more than 12 hours long and getting shorter each day. 
B) The day is less than 12 hours long and getting longer each day. 
C) The day is less than 12 hours long and getting shorter each day. 
D) The day is more than 12 hours long and getting longer each day.

Question 9

Explain why it is possible for the night-time minimum to occur as much as 30 minutes after the sun has risen.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which of the following describes the relationship between the annual variation of Earth-sun distance and seasonal weather changes?

Accepted Answer

A) The variation is caused by seasonal weather changes. 
B) The variation is irrelevant to seasonal weather changes. 
C) The variation has a major influence on seasonal weather changes. 
D) The variation is indirectly related to seasonal weather changes. 
A) The variation is caused by seasonal weather changes. 
B) The variation is irrelevant to seasonal weather changes. 
C) The variation has a major influence on seasonal weather changes. 
D) The variation is indirectly related to seasonal weather changes.

Question 11

Under which of the following conditions are orchard heaters and wind machines most useful for preventing damaging low temperatures at ground level?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Suppose the air is calm, and the air temperature is -10°C. If the wind speed increases to 30 knots (with no change in air temperature), which of the following temperatures would be indicated on the thermometer?

Accepted Answer

A) a temperature of -30°C 
B) a temperature between -10°C and -30°C 
C) a temperature of -10°C 
D) a much higher temperature than -10°C 
A) a temperature of -30°C 
B) a temperature between -10°C and -30°C 
C) a temperature of -10°C 
D) a much higher temperature than -10°C

Question 13

Which of the following statements describes how wind machines can prevent surface air temperatures from reaching extremely low readings?

Accepted Answer

A) They blow smoke over an orchard or field. 
B) They reduce the rate of cooling by evaporation. 
C) They mix surface air with air directly above. 
D) They increase the evaporation rate from fruits and vegetables. 
A) They blow smoke over an orchard or field. 
B) They reduce the rate of cooling by evaporation. 
C) They mix surface air with air directly above. 
D) They increase the evaporation rate from fruits and vegetables.

Question 14

Which of the following statements gives an important reason for the large daily temperature range over deserts?

Accepted Answer

A) Free convection cells are unable to form above the hot desert ground. 
B) Dry air is a very poor heat conductor. 
C) There is little water vapour in the air to absorb and re-radiate infrared radiation. 
D) The light coloured sand radiates heat very rapidly at night. 
A) Free convection cells are unable to form above the hot desert ground. 
B) Dry air is a very poor heat conductor. 
C) There is little water vapour in the air to absorb and re-radiate infrared radiation. 
D) The light coloured sand radiates heat very rapidly at night.

Question 15

Which of the following properties makes an ideal shelter for housing a temperature-measurement instrument?

Accepted Answer

A) white and in the dark 
B) white and in the shade 
C) black and in the dark 
D) black and in the shade 
A) white and in the dark 
B) white and in the shade 
C) black and in the dark 
D) black and in the shade

Question 16

How often during a year is the sun directly overhead at Mexico City (latitude 19°N)?

Accepted Answer

A) twice 
B) never 
C) four times 
D) once 
A) twice 
B) never 
C) four times 
D) once

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The phenomenon where the ground becomes

Question 18

Which of the following defines thermal belts?

Accepted Answer

A) pockets of cold air resting on a valley floor at night 
B) warmer hillsides that are less likely to experience freezing conditions 
C) cold, below-freezing air found at the top of a mountain 
D) pockets of warm air resting on a valley during the afternoon 
A) pockets of cold air resting on a valley floor at night 
B) warmer hillsides that are less likely to experience freezing conditions 
C) cold, below-freezing air found at the top of a mountain 
D) pockets of warm air resting on a valley during the afternoon

Question 19

Which of the following terms refers to a thermometer with a small constriction just above the bulb?

Accepted Answer

A) thermocouple 
B) electrical thermometer 
C) minimum thermometer 
D) maximum thermometer 
A) thermocouple 
B) electrical thermometer 
C) minimum thermometer 
D) maximum thermometer

Question 20

During summer near the North Pole, how much time does the sun spend lying above the horizon, when compared to the mid-latitudes?

Accepted Answer

A) The sun starts lying and disappearing above the horizon later. 
B) The sun lies above the horizon for a shorter period of time. 
C) The sun lies above the horizon for a longer period of time. 
D) The sun lies above the horizon for the same amount of time. 
A) The sun starts lying and disappearing above the horizon later. 
B) The sun lies above the horizon for a shorter period of time. 
C) The sun lies above the horizon for a longer period of time. 
D) The sun lies above the horizon for the same amount of time.

Explain why it is possible for the night-time minimum to occur as much as 30 minutes after the sun has risen.

Which of the following conditions are ideal for a strong radiation inversion?

Which of the following statements helps to explain why northern latitudes are cooler than latitudes farther south even though they experience 24 hours of sunlight on June 22 each year?

Which of the following statements explains why there is less incoming solar radiation in middle latitudes in winter than in summer?

Which of the following regions would be the "land of the midnight sun" during winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following statements describes wind-chill factor?

Which of the following compares the geographical pattern of average air temperature near sea level in the Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following describes the length of days during late July at middle latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere?

Explain why it is possible for the night-time minimum to occur as much as 30 minutes after the sun has risen.

Which of the following describes the relationship between the annual variation of Earth-sun distance and seasonal weather changes?

Under which of the following conditions are orchard heaters and wind machines most useful for preventing damaging low temperatures at ground level?

Suppose the air is calm, and the air temperature is -10°C. If the wind speed increases to 30 knots (with no change in air temperature), which of the following temperatures would be indicated on the thermometer?

Which of the following statements describes how wind machines can prevent surface air temperatures from reaching extremely low readings?

Which of the following statements gives an important reason for the large daily temperature range over deserts?

Which of the following properties makes an ideal shelter for housing a temperature-measurement instrument?

How often during a year is the sun directly overhead at Mexico City (latitude 19°N)?

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

Which of the following defines thermal belts?

Which of the following terms refers to a thermometer with a small constriction just above the bulb?

During summer near the North Pole, how much time does the sun spend lying above the horizon, when compared to the mid-latitudes?

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Exam 3: Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Explain why it is possible for the night-time minimum to occur as much as 30 minutes after the sun has risen.

Which of the following conditions are ideal for a strong radiation inversion?

Which of the following statements helps to explain why northern latitudes are cooler than latitudes farther south even though they experience 24 hours of sunlight on June 22 each year?

Which of the following statements explains why there is less incoming solar radiation in middle latitudes in winter than in summer?

Which of the following regions would be the "land of the midnight sun" during winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following statements describes wind-chill factor?

Which of the following compares the geographical pattern of average air temperature near sea level in the Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere?

Which of the following describes the length of days during late July at middle latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere?

Explain why it is possible for the night-time minimum to occur as much as 30 minutes after the sun has risen.

Which of the following describes the relationship between the annual variation of Earth-sun distance and seasonal weather changes?

Under which of the following conditions are orchard heaters and wind machines most useful for preventing damaging low temperatures at ground level?

Suppose the air is calm, and the air temperature is -10°C. If the wind speed increases to 30 knots (with no change in air temperature), which of the following temperatures would be indicated on the thermometer?

Which of the following statements describes how wind machines can prevent surface air temperatures from reaching extremely low readings?

Which of the following statements gives an important reason for the large daily temperature range over deserts?

Which of the following properties makes an ideal shelter for housing a temperature-measurement instrument?

How often during a year is the sun directly overhead at Mexico City (latitude 19°N)?

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

Which of the following defines thermal belts?

Which of the following terms refers to a thermometer with a small constriction just above the bulb?

During summer near the North Pole, how much time does the sun spend lying above the horizon, when compared to the mid-latitudes?

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

Filters