Question 1

Annual mean temperatures are rarely taken and have little utility to scientists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Air pressure decreases with increased elevation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is the single most important control on temperature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insolation.
B)  Altitude.
C)  Distribution of land and water.
D)  Latitude.

Question 4

Daily mean temperature is factored in one of two ways: either the average of hourly temperature readings taken over a 24-hour day or the average of the daily minimum-maximum reading.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the Celsius scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a scale used exclusively in the United States.
B)  It is a scale that places freezing at 0° and was formerly called centigrade.
C)  It is a scale that was developed by the British physicist Lord Kelvin.
D)  It is a scale that was developed by Fahrenheit,who also developed the alcohol and mercury thermometers.

Question 6

According to the U.S.National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences,which of the following is not a predicted outcome for each Celsius degree increase in global temperature?

Accepted Answer

A)  5% to 15% increase in crop yields (as currently grown) .
B)  3% to 10% increase in rainfall during heaviest precipitation events.
C)  25% decrease in Arctic summer sea ice.
D)  200% to 400% increase in area burned by wildfire.

Question 7

Which best describes the humidex?

Accepted Answer

A)  It relates temperature and relative humidity.
B)  It combines air pressure and temperature in a comfort index.
C)  It gives you an indication of the effect of wind on the skin.
D)  It is generally reported during critical winter months.

Question 8

Hypothermia occurs when a person has overheated to the point where the body is unable to cool itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

If the temperature at the surface of Earth (at sea level) is 20°C,what is the temperature at 3000 m if the normal lapse rate is 6.4 C° • 1000 m-1?

Accepted Answer

A)  30.22°C.
B)  20.6°C.
C)  0) 8°C.
D)  -2.8°C.

Question 10

Which accurately describes global temperatures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temperatures are rising at a rate of 0.17 C° per decade.
B)  Temperatures are higher than any time in the last 800 000 years.
C)  Temperatures are increasing at a decreasing rate.
D)  Temperatures are increasing by 3% per year.

Question 11

Which of the following best describes global temperature patterns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern Hemisphere temperatures are more strongly dominated by continentality than are Southern Hemisphere temperatures.
B)  Southern Hemisphere temperatures are more strongly dominated by continentality than are Northern Hemisphere temperatures.
C)  The Northern and Southern hemispheres are dominated equally by maritime influences.
D)  The Northern and Southern hemispheres are dominated equally by continentality.

Question 12

Air temperature is an indication of the average kinetic energy of individual molecules within the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Climate change has led to the accelerating loss of glaciers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Compare and contrast the wind-chill factor and the heat index.

Accepted Answer

The wind chill factor quantifies the enh...

Question 15

Discuss several ways in which global temperatures affects humans and how humans affect global temperatures.

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Question 16

The largest average annual temperature ranges occur at subpolar locations within the continental of North America and Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the flow of the Gulf Stream?

Accepted Answer

A)  It moves southward and moderates temperatures in eastern South America.
B)  It moves equatorward,warming the California coast.
C)  It moves northward in the western Atlantic,moderating temperatures in Iceland.
D)  It creates a warming effect on Japan and the Aleutians.

Question 18

How does the size of one Kelvin unit compare to any other temperature scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is twice as large as one Celsius degree.
B)  It is the same size as one Celsius degree.
C)  It is two times smaller than one Celsius degree.
D)  It is the same size as one Fahrenheit degree.

Question 19

Vancouver,BC and Winnipeg,MB are located at approximately the same latitude.Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The average monthly temperature range in Vancouver is much smaller than in Winnipeg.
B)  Maximum average temperatures are higher year-round in Winnipeg.
C)  Vancouver experiences more days below the freezing point than Winnipeg.
D)  Vancouver is more influenced by continentality than Winnipeg.

Question 20

On average,which of the following are the typical and extreme depths of the illuminated zone in oceans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Typical = 20 m; extreme = 30 m.
B)  Typical = 100 m; extreme = 500 m.
C)  Typical = 60 m; extreme = 300 m.
D)  Typical = 30 m; extreme = 900 m.

Exam 5: Global Temperatures

Which of the following is the single most important control on temperature?

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Air pressure decreases with increased elevation.

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Hypothermia occurs when a person has overheated to the point where the body is unable to cool itself.

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Compare and contrast the wind-chill factor and the heat index.

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On average,which of the following are the typical and extreme depths of the illuminated zone in oceans?

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Daily mean temperature is factored in one of two ways: either the average of hourly temperature readings taken over a 24-hour day or the average of the daily minimum-maximum reading.

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According to the U.S.National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences,which of the following is not a predicted outcome for each Celsius degree increase in global temperature?

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Discuss several ways in which global temperatures affects humans and how humans affect global temperatures.

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Annual mean temperatures are rarely taken and have little utility to scientists.

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Climate change has led to the accelerating loss of glaciers.

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Which of the following best describes global temperature patterns?

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If the temperature at the surface of Earth (at sea level) is 20°C,what is the temperature at 3000 m if the normal lapse rate is 6.4 C° • 1000 m-1?

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The largest average annual temperature ranges occur at subpolar locations within the continental of North America and Asia.

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What is the Celsius scale?

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Which accurately describes global temperatures?

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Which of the following best describes the flow of the Gulf Stream?

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Air temperature is an indication of the average kinetic energy of individual molecules within the atmosphere.

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How does the size of one Kelvin unit compare to any other temperature scale?

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Which best describes the humidex?

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Vancouver,BC and Winnipeg,MB are located at approximately the same latitude.Which of the following is true?

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