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Chapter_03_Seasonal_and_Daily_Temperatures 1. During an equinox, the days and nights are of equal
length except at the poles.
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2. The winter solstice marks the
shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
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3. The north-facing side of a
hill in a mountainous region in the U.S. tends to be a better location for a
ski run than the south-facing side.
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4. During a radiation inversion,
wind machines can lift cool surface air to higher altitudes.
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5. Incoming solar radiation in
middle latitudes is less in winter than in summer because the Sun’s rays
slant more and spread their energy over a larger area.
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6. Water warms and cools much
more slowly than land, because it takes more heat to raise the temperature of
a given amount of soil 1°C than it does to raise the temperature of water
1°C.
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7. During summer near the North
Pole, the Sun is above the horizon a shorter period of time than in the mid-latitudes.
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8. In the Northern Hemisphere,
summers are warmer than winters, even though Earth is actually closer to the
Sun in January.
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9. If two cities have the same
mean annual temperature, it means that their temperatures throughout the year
are always similar.
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10. Each day past the winter
solstice the noon Sun is a little higher above the southern horizon.
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11. In the Northern Hemisphere,
south-facing mountain slopes normally have a smaller diurnal range in
temperature than north-facing slopes.
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12. Even though the poles have 24
hours of sunlight during the summer, the average summer temperature there is
nonetheless below 0°F.
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13. If clouds arrive at 2 a.m. in
the middle of a calm, clear night, it is quite common to see temperatures
rise after 2 a.m.
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14. If you are a household
gardener concerned about outside flowers and plants during cold weather, you
can simply wrap them in plastic or cover each with a paper cup to protect
them.
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15. The combination of heating
and cooling degree days gives a practical indication of the energy
requirements over the year.
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16. Corn varieties are typically
rated in terms of “days to maturity”. The reason this system works well is
that corn always takes the same number of days to mature, independent of the
growing location.
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17. Cold, rainy days often feel
warmer than dry days because air conducts heat away from the body better than
water.
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18. In the Northern Hemisphere,
which day has the fewest hours of daylight?
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19. Which latitude below would
experience the fewest hours of daylight on December 22nd?
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20. The Sun is directly overhead
at Mexico City (latitude 19°N)
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21. On what date is the Sun the
most intense in the Northern Hemisphere?
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22. When it is January and winter
in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ____ and ____ in the Southern Hemisphere.
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23. The most important reason why
summers in the Southern Hemisphere are not warmer than summers in the
Northern Hemisphere is that
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24. For maximum winter warmth, in
the Northern Hemisphere, large windows in a house should face
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25. Our seasons are caused by
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26. Using sprinklers to prevent
crop damage from cold air works best when
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27. Earth is tilted at an angle
of 23.5° with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun. If the amount
of tilt were increased to 40°, we would expect in middle
latitudes
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28. Although the polar regions
radiate away more heat energy than they receive by insolation in the course
of a year, they are prevented from becoming progressively colder each year by
the
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29. During the afternoon, the
greatest temperature difference between surface air and the air several
meters above occurs on a
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30. The greatest variation in
daily temperature usually occurs
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31. The daily minimum temperature
is usually observed
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32. In clear weather, the air
next to the ground is usually ____ than the air above during the night and
____ than the air above during the day.
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33. Suppose yesterday morning you
noticed ice crystals (frost) on the grass, yet the minimum temperature
reported in the newspaper was only 35°F. The most likely
reason for this apparent discrepancy is that
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34. At what time during a 24-hour
day would a radiation temperature inversion best be developed?
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35. The lag in daily temperature
refers to the time lag between the
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36. Ideal conditions for a strong
radiation inversion are a
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37. On a clear, calm night, the
ground and air above cool mainly by which process?
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38. In a hilly region, the best
place to plant crops that are sensitive to low temperatures is
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39. One would expect the lowest temperatures
to be found next to the ground on a
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40. If tonight’s temperature is
going to drop into the middle 20s (°F) and a fairly stiff wind is predicted,
probably the best way to protect an orchard against a hard freeze is to
(assume that cost is not a factor)
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41. An important reason for the
large daily temperature range over deserts is
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42. Over Earth as a whole, one
would expect to observe the smallest variation in temperature from day to day
and from month to month
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43. Hypothermia is most common in
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44. The wind-chill factor
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45. When a liquid thermometer is
held in direct sunlight,
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46. An ideal shelter for housing
a temperature-measurement instrument should be
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47. On the summer solstice, the
highest position of the noonday Sun is located
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48. Longer days are generally
associated with
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49. Which of the following
latitudes is closer to Earth’s axis?
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50. At any given time, ____ of
Earth is illuminated by the Sun.
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51. In the northern hemisphere, a
solar panel should be placed on the side of the roof facing
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52. Because air temperatures
normally decrease with increasing height, trees found on the cooler
north-facing side of mountains are often those that usually grow
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53. Because the west side of a
house warms rapidly in the afternoon, rooms facing that direction should have
____ windows in order for them to act as a thermal buffer.
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54. If the cold occurs over a
widespread area for a long enough time to damage certain crops, the extreme
cold is called (a) ____.
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55. Fruit trees are particularly
vulnerable to cold weather ____.
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56. Heating degree days are
determined by subtracting the ____ temperature for the ____ from 65 degrees
Fahrenheit.
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57. The term cooling degree day
is used during ____ weather.
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58. Farmers use an index called
____ as a guide to planting and for determining the approximate dates when a
crop will be ready for harvesting.
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59. A growing degree day for a
particular crop is defined as a day on which the mean daily temperature is
____ degree above the base
temperature (also known as the zero temperature)—the
minimum temperature required for growth of that crop.
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60. In humid Iowa, where summer
nighttime temperatures are high, corn takes ____ time to mature than in the
drier west.
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61. In cold weather, when the air
is calm, the temperature we perceive—called the sensible temperature—is often
____ a thermometer might indicate.
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62. The wind-chill index takes
into account the wind speed at about ____ above the ground instead of the
where official readings are usually taken.
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63. The first sign of hypothermia
is ____.
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64. This type of thermometer has
a glass bulb attached to a sealed, graduated tube about 25 cm (10 in.) long.
A very small opening, or bore, extends from the bulb to the end of the tube.
A liquid in the bulb (usually mercury or red-colored alcohol) is free to move
from the bulb up through the bore and into the tube. When the air temperature
increases, the liquid in the bulb expands, and rises up the tube. When the
air temperature decreases, the liquid contracts, and moves down the tube.
Hence, the length of the liquid in the tube represents the air temperature.
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65. Another name for an infrared
sensor is ____.
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66. A(n) ____ thermometer
consists of two different pieces of metal (usually brass and iron) welded
together to form a single strip.
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67. Data loggers are gradually
replacing ____.
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68. The daily (diurnal) range of
temperature is greatest next to the ____________________.
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69. Considering each hemisphere
as a whole, seasonal temperature variation in the Southern Hemisphere is
____________________ that in the Northern Hemisphere.
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70. The maximum in daytime
surface temperature typically occurs ____________________ Earth receives its
most intense solar radiation.
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71. In July, at middle latitudes
in the Northern Hemisphere, the day is more than ____________________ hours
long and is getting ____________________ with each passing day.
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72. In the northern hemisphere,
north-facing hillsides have a(n) ____________________ growing season than
south-facing hillsides.
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73. Maximum daily temperatures
under hazy skies are typically ____________________ than those under clear
skies.
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74. In many areas of the far
western United States, only sparse vegetation grows on
____________________-facing slopes.
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75. During the Northern
Hemisphere’s summer, the daylight hours in northern latitudes are
____________________ than in middle latitudes.
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76. If it is winter and January
in New York City, the season in Sydney, Australia is ____________________.
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77. In Pennsylvania and New York,
wine grapes are planted on the side of ____________________ rather than in
valleys.
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78. Minimum thermometers are
usually read during the ____________________, yet they are reset in the
____________________.
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79. On a warm summer day, one
city experienced a daily range of 22°C (40°F), while another had a daily
range of 10°C (18°F). One of these cities is located in New Jersey and the
other in New Mexico. The highest daily range probably occurred in
____________________ where relatively dry summer air allows for large daily
temperature ranges. The lowest daily range more than likely occurred in
____________________ where the humid summer air keeps the daily temperature
range small.
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80. Because water heats and cools
more slowly than land, the lag in daily temperature over water is usually
much ____________________ than that experienced over land.
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81. If the tilt of Earth’s axis
suddenly increased to 45o, average winter temperatures in the middle latitudes of the
Northern Hemisphere would ____________________.
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82. Thermometers are designed to measure
___________________ and are not placed in direct sunlight, whereas our
bodies, on the other hand, are influenced by both air temperature and direct
sunlight. Therefore, we usually feel ____________________ on a cold, calm,
sunny day than a thermometer indicates.
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83. The ____________________
degree-day is based on the assumption that people will begin to use their
furnaces when the mean daily temperature drops below 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
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84. In some years around the
middle of autumn, there is an unseasonably warm spell, especially in the
eastern two-thirds of the United States. This warm period is commonly
referred to as ____________________.
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85. Orchard heaters that generate
smoke are known as ____________________.
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86. Describe the seasons that you
would experience in Australia in comparison to those in Germany.
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87. What are the hottest
(coldest) place in the United States? What factors cause these extreme
conditions at these locations?
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88. Many gardeners know that,
when a frost is expected, plants can be protected by covering them with large
plastic tubs. Explain why this is an effective way of protecting plants from
frost.
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