WX 201 Chapter 3 Sandbox Exam Questions
and Answers
When a liquid thermometer is held in in the shade, it will:
accurately measure the air temperature.
The maximum in daytime surface temperature typically occurs before Earth receives its most intense
solar radiation.
False
When in danger of a hard freeze, citrus farmers often spray a mist of water that will freeze and create
a protective coating of ice over the fruit.
True
In July, at middle latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, the day is more than 12 hours long and is
getting longer with each passing day.
False
The wind-chill factor, which is how cold the wind makes us feel:
calculates our sensible temperature, which is how we would feel at an equivalent temperature with
no wind.
On the summer solstice, the highest position of the noonday Sun is located:
in the midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
Considering each hemisphere as a whole, seasonal temperature variation in the Southern Hemisphere
is less than in the Northern Hemisphere due to the fact that there are more oceans in the Southern
Hemisphere.
True
The most important reason why summers in the Southern Hemisphere are not warmer than summers
in the Northern Hemisphere is that:
over 80 percent of the Southern Hemisphere is covered with water.
In the Northern Hemisphere, which day has the most hours of daylight?
summer solstice
At any given time, ____ of Earth is illuminated by the Sun.
one-half
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:
circulation of heat by the atmosphere and oceans.
At what time during a 24-hour day would a radiation temperature inversion best be developed?
near sunrise
and Answers
When a liquid thermometer is held in in the shade, it will:
accurately measure the air temperature.
The maximum in daytime surface temperature typically occurs before Earth receives its most intense
solar radiation.
False
When in danger of a hard freeze, citrus farmers often spray a mist of water that will freeze and create
a protective coating of ice over the fruit.
True
In July, at middle latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, the day is more than 12 hours long and is
getting longer with each passing day.
False
The wind-chill factor, which is how cold the wind makes us feel:
calculates our sensible temperature, which is how we would feel at an equivalent temperature with
no wind.
On the summer solstice, the highest position of the noonday Sun is located:
in the midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
Considering each hemisphere as a whole, seasonal temperature variation in the Southern Hemisphere
is less than in the Northern Hemisphere due to the fact that there are more oceans in the Southern
Hemisphere.
True
The most important reason why summers in the Southern Hemisphere are not warmer than summers
in the Northern Hemisphere is that:
over 80 percent of the Southern Hemisphere is covered with water.
In the Northern Hemisphere, which day has the most hours of daylight?
summer solstice
At any given time, ____ of Earth is illuminated by the Sun.
one-half
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:
circulation of heat by the atmosphere and oceans.
At what time during a 24-hour day would a radiation temperature inversion best be developed?
near sunrise
