Suppose last night was clear and calm. Tonight low clouds will be present. From this you would
conclude that tonight's minimum temperature will be:
a. higher than last night's minimum temperature.
b. lower than last night's minimum temperature.
c. the same as last night's minimum temperature.
d. above freezing
Q. 2 -
Which of the following statements is not correct?
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.
Q. 3 -
The wind-chill factor:a.
relates body heat loss with wind to an equivalent temperature with no wind.
b. indicates the temperature at which water freezes on exposed skin.
c. takes into account humidity and air temperature in expressing the current air temperature.
d. tells farmers when to protect crops from a freeze.
e. determines how low the air temperature will be on any given day.
Q. 4 -
Referring to Table 3.3: The air temperature is 45o F, the wind is blowing at 30 MPH, and the
wind chill temperature is 15o F. These conditions would be equivalent to:
a. a 15o F air temperature and 0 MPH winds.
b. a 30o F air temperature and 45 MPH winds.
c. a 30o F air temperature and 15 MPH winds.
d. a 15o F air temperature and 30 MPH winds.
Q. 5 -
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: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
Q. 6 -
The largest annual ranges of temperatures are found:a.
at polar latitudes over land.
b. at polar latitudes over water.
c. at middle latitudes near large bodies of wate.r
d. at the Equator.
e. in the Northern Central Plains of the United States
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