Controls of Temperature

Question 1

Why do these cities have small temperature ranges?

Accepted Answer

Because they are both at low latitude.

Question 2

Evaporation affects the rate at which water changes temp. because.

Accepted Answer

All of the other answers combined.

Question 3

During the land and water lab, which substance should have heated the fastest?

Accepted Answer

the potting soil

Question 4

Which cities are in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

City B and City C

Question 5

A place located along a windward coast will probably have __________.

Accepted Answer

cooler summer temps than an inland location at same latitude

Question 6

On a sunny summer day the temperature is highest at...

Accepted Answer

3 PM

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an important control of temperature

Accepted Answer

strength of winds

Question 8

This place would have a very cold sunrise temperature because

Accepted Answer

It was a clear night so heat escaped out to space.

Question 9

State the relationship between temperature range and cloudiness.

Accepted Answer

You will have a smaller temperature range on cloudy days

Question 10

The reason that Spokane has a larger temp range than Seattle is because.

Accepted Answer

Spokane is on the leeward side of a mountain range.

Question 11

City Y has a high in July of 30 °C and a low in Jan. of 20 °C. What is the yearly temp. range?

Accepted Answer

10°C

Question 12

Which city has a smaller temperature range?

Accepted Answer

City A

Question 13

The directness of the sun's rays and the length of daylight is controlled by

Accepted Answer

latitude

Question 14

The lower air cools most rapidly during a

Accepted Answer

clear night

Question 15

One of the reasons that water heats more slowly than land is

Accepted Answer

All of the answers because they all mean the same thing!

Question 16

Which is NOT an reason for the slower warming rate of the oceans compared with the land?

Accepted Answer

Oceans cover more of the earth’s surface

Question 17

City Y has a high in July of 30 °C and a low in Jan. of 20 °C. What is the average annual temp?

Accepted Answer

25°C

Question 18

If a substance is a good absorber of energy during the day, it should be

Accepted Answer

a good radiator at night

Question 19

Which city is farther from the equator?

Accepted Answer

City B

Question 20

Define Specific Heat

Accepted Answer

The energy needed to raise 1 gram of a substance 1 °C.

Question 21

If Guayquil and Quito are at similar latitudes, why is Quito so much colder?

Accepted Answer

It is very high in the mountains.

Question 22

What is the rate at which the potting soil is changing temperature?

Accepted Answer

It is increasing at a rate of .891°C per minute

Question 23

Eureka has a smaller temperature range because

Accepted Answer

It is on a windward coast.

Question 24

Which control of temperature is the MAJOR control of temperature?

Accepted Answer

latitude

Question 25

A reason that water heats more slowly than land is that

Accepted Answer

land is opaque and water is transparent

Question 26

Why does the Southern Hemisphere have smaller temp variations than Northern Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

The Southern Hemisphere has more water.

Question 27

Clouds absorb outgoing radiation from Earth and reradiate a some of it back to the Earth during

Accepted Answer

night time

Question 28

Which of these states has the greatest annual temperature range?

Accepted Answer

Kansas

Question 29

What is albedo?

Accepted Answer

A percentage of the amount of light reflected off a surface.

Question 30

True or False: Blacktop pavement warms up more quickly than a grassy field.

Accepted Answer

True

Controls of Temperature

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Controls of Temperature

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