Maximum daily temperatures under hazy skies are typically ____________________ than those under ...

Maximum daily temperatures under hazy skies are typically ____________________ than those under clear skies.
  Fill in the blank with correct word.

Question 2

In the northern hemisphere, north-facing hillsides have a(n) ____________________ growing season than south-facing hillsides.
  Fill in the blank with correct word.

Question 3

In July, at middle latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, the day is more than ____________________ hours long and is getting ____________________ with each passing day.
  Fill in the blank with correct word.

Question 4

The maximum in daytime surface temperature typically occurs ____________________ Earth receives its most intense solar radiation.
  Fill in the blank with correct word.

Question 5

Considering each hemisphere as a whole, seasonal temperature variation in the Southern Hemisphere is ____________________ that in the Northern Hemisphere.
  Fill in the blank with correct word.

Question 6

The daily (diurnal) range of temperature is greatest next to the ____________________.
 

Question 7

Another name for an infrared sensor is ____.
   a. thermistor
   b. radiosonde
   c. light thermometer
   d. radiometer
   e. thermocouple

Question 8

Data loggers are gradually replacing ____.
   a. radiosondes
   b. mechanical thermographs
   c. electrical thermometers
   d. mercury thermometers
   e. wind-chill measurement devices

Question 9

A(n) ____ thermometer consists of two different pieces of metal (usually brass and iron) welded together to form a single strip.
   a. thermograph
   b. bilateral
   c. electrical
   d. thermoresistant
   e. bimetallic