Chapter: Chapter 3: Air Temperature
Multiple Choice
1.
Which of the following is not one of the major factors influencing surface temperature?
A)
Coastal compared to interior locations
B)
Suface type
C)
Elevation
D)
Insolation
E)
Cloudiness
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Surface and Air Temperature
2.
What is the primary reason for thermometers being housed in a thermometer shelter?
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Surface and Air Temperature
3.
Which of the following is the correct formula for converting Fahrenheit to Celsius?
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Figure 3.4
4.
What is the technical term for a digital thermometer?
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Surface and Air Temperature
5.
Which of the following is a source of atmospheric carbon dioxide?
A)
photosynthesis
B)
chlorofluorocarbons
C)
rice fields
D)
burning of fossil fuels
E)
melting ice
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Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
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6.
Which of the following orderings of atmospheric layers is correct as one moves from the earth's
surface through the atmosphere?
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Temperature Structure of the Atmosphere
7.
The process of ionization is most associated with which of the following atmospheric layers?
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Temperature Structure of the Atmosphere
8.
Overall, net radiation is greatest at _____________ latitudes and smallest at ______________
latitudes.
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Daily and Annual Cycles of Air Temperature
9.
In which atmospheric layers does temperature increase with altitude?
A)
troposphere
B)
tropopause
C)
stratosphere
D)
stratopause
E)
mesosphere
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Temperature Structure of the Atmosphere
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- Spring '12
- FaizRahman
- Atmosphere, Global Warming
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