Factors affecting temperature

Which of the following description calculates Mean Annual Temperature?

• sum of hourly temperatures divided by 24 hours

• difference between the maximum and minimum mean monthly temperatures

• average of mean monthly temperature recorded in a year

• average of mean daily temperatures recorded in a month

_______ (7 letter word refers to the difference between the max. and min. temperatures recorded in a day

which of the following is a correct expression of annual temperature range?

• X°C to Y°C

• Z°C

Solar angles are _______ at higher latitudes

• smaller

• larger

A hemisphere experiences the winter season when it is angled away from the sun and receives ________ sunlight

• direct

• indirect

Which of the following statments about temperature and latitude are TRUE?

• The lower the latitude, the lower the mean annual temperature

• the higher the latitude, the larger the annual temperature range

• the lower the latitude, the smaller the annual temperature range

• the higher the latitude, the lower the mean annual temperature

Mark a cross on a hemisphere that will experience the summer season in July.

Answer explanation

the cross should be marked in the northern hemisphere, anywhere above 50 degrees north of the equator

Longwave radiation is indicated by arrows in.....

• red

• yellow

which of the following gasses do not absorb heat and contribute to the greenhouse effect?

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• water vapour

• oxygen

• methane

The higher the altitude, the __________ the temperature