An attempt to remedy the difference in apparent solar days was the calculation of a
a. meridian day.
b. 24-hour day.
c. sidereal day.
d. mean solar day.
[Ques. 2] In measuring any temperature less than 500 Fahrenheit, which of the following scales will have the highest numeric reading?
a. Fahrenheit
b. Celsius
c. Kelvin
d. None of these
[Ques. 3] A line of equal longitude is called a
a. meridian.
b. zone.
c. circle.
d. parallel.
[Ques. 4] Which of the following temperature scales has the smallest unit interval?
a. Celsius
b. Kelvin
c. Fahrenheit
d. None of these
[Ques. 5] The maximum east or west longitude possible is also called the
a. meridian.
b. longitude.
c. International Date Line.
d. equator.
[Ques. 6] The Celsius degree is
a. the same size as the Fahrenheit degree.
b. larger than the kelvin.
c. the same size as the kelvin.
d. smaller than the Fahrenheit degree.
[Ques. 7] The international time standard is
a. GMT.
b. UTC.
c. solar time.
d. Zulu.
[Ques. 8] A digital thermometer can make readings to the tenth of a degree at either the Celsius setting or the Fahrenheit setting. Which reading would be more precise?
a. The Fahrenheit setting, since 1 degree Fahrenheit is smaller than 1 degree Celsius
b. The Fahrenheit setting, since 1 degree Celsius is smaller than 1 degree Fahrenheit
c. The Celsius setting, since 1 degree Fahrenheit is smaller than 1 degree Celsius
d. The Celsius setting, since 1 degree Celsius is smaller than 1 degree Fahrenheit
[Ques. 9] The zeroth latitude is at
a. 90N.
b. 90S.
c. the equator.
d. the Greenwich Meridian.
[Ques. 10] Temperature is a relative measure of
a. latent heat.
b. hotness and coldness.
c. internal energy.
d. specific heat.
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