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WorksheetsAir Temperature
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which would be the best place to put a thermometer outside?
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
