Temperatures Summative Quiz #1

Places near the water will not change temperatures as much as those away from the water.

• true

• false

Which of the following is true about the east coast and the west coast of the USA?

• . they always have the same temperatures

• . the east coast changes temperatures more than the west

• the west coast changes temperatures more than the east

Insolation is best described as…

• the trapping of heat by the earth’s atmosphere

• the warming effect from the earth’s core heat

• the spreading out of sunlight due to the earth’s curvature

When the sun is higher in the sky…

• the earth must be close to the sun so it is hotter

• the sun’s energy is more concentrated

• more energy is bounced into space, making lower temps

Which of the following best explains why the earth has seasons?

• the earth is closer/farther away from the sun at different

  times of the year

• . the sun shines brighter in summer and dimmer in winter

• the earth is tilted as is moves around the sun

The sun is highest in the sky and sunlight most concentrated in…

• fall

• winter

• spring

• summer

A summer solstice is a day when…

• both hemispheres have the same amount of sunlight

• a hemisphere is tilted most away from the sun

• a hemisphere is tilted most towards the sun

A __ is a day where both hemispheres receive the same amount of sunlight.

• solstice

• equinox

• season

Why are temperatures colder in winter?

• . the earth is farther from the sun

• the sun naturally doesn’t shine as bright

• the sun is lower in the sky and sunlight is more spread out.

The ___ is on or about December 22.

• winter equinox

• summer solstice

• fall solstice

• winter solstice