Air Temperature

Which would be the best place to put a thermometer outside?

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If a friend in Mexico tells you it's 30ºC, what does that approximate to in ºF?

• 90ºF

• 120ºF

• 50ºF

• 0ºF

_____ is a form of energy that flows from one system or object to another due to temperature differences.

• Temperature

• Heat

• Potential energy

• Insolation

When driving past a bank thermometer, you notice it says "40ºF." How would you "translate" that for your European foreign exchange student passenger.

• -5ºC

• -10ºC

• 5ºC

• 10ºC

Which of the following locations is most likely to have the highest average annual temperature based ONLY on latitude?

• Salvador, Brazil (13ºS)

• Montreal, Canada (45.5ºN)

• New Orleans, Louisiana (30ºN)

• Edinburgh, Scotland (56ºN)

Which of these is most likely a location located near a large body of water?

• Location A

• Location B

• Neither is by water.

• Both seem to be by water.

One reason water heats up slower than land is because

• due to its liquid nature, it's constantly moving around.

• due to its transparent color, light is distributed to deeper depths.

• due to its higher specific heat, it just takes more energy to heat up than land.

• All of these are true statements.

What happens to temperature ranges on cloudy days?

• Temperature ranges (difference between high and low) are larger.

• Temperature ranges (difference between high and low) are smaller.

• Temperature ranges (difference between high and low) don't change based on cloud cover.

Why does Sacramento, CA have a smaller temperature range throughout the year than New York City, if they are both at about the same latitude?

• Sacramento is at a higher elevation.

• Sacramento is cloud-free most of the year.

• The prevailing winds in this area of the globe are from the west.

• Sacramento has a smaller population.

We typically get the most sunlight at _____, and the warmest temperatures around _____ each day.

• noon; noon

• noon; 2pm

• 2pm; noon

• 2pm; 2pm