MET 1010: Chapter Three – Flashcards

A radiation inversion is most commonly observed:

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:

An important reason for the large daily temperature range over deserts is that:

At the North Pole the sun will rise above the horizon on ______ and set below the horizon on ______.

At what time during a 24-hour day would a radiation temperature inversion best be developed?

Considering each hemisphere as a whole, seasonal temperature variation in the Southern Hemisphere is ______ that in the Northern Hemisphere.

During an equinox,

During summer near the North Pole, the sun is above the horizon ______ in the mid-latitudes.

During the afternoon, the greatest temperature difference between the surface air and the air several meters above the ground occurs on a:

During the winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the "land of the midnight sun" would be found:

During the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere,

Ideal conditions for a strong radiation inversion are:

In July, at middle latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere,

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.

In meteorology, the word insolation refers to:

In most areas, the warmest time of the day about 5 feet above the ground occurs:

In summer, humid regions typically have ______ daily temperature ranges and ______ maximum temperatures than drier regions.

In the Northern Hemisphere, which of the following days has the fewest hours of daylight?

In the Northern Hemisphere, the number of hours of daylight begins to shorten after the:

Incoming solar radiation in middle latitudes is less in winter than in summer because of:

Lines connecting points of equal temperature are called:

Longer days are generally associated with:

More solar radiation is received:

On a clear, calm night, the ground and air above cool mainly by which process?

On the summer solstice, the altitude of the noonday sun is highest:

Over the earth as a whole, one would expect to observe the smallest variation in temperature from day to day and from month to month:

Radiational cooling typically occurs:

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:

The annual variation of the earth-sun distance is ______ to seasonal weather changes.

The deepest radiation inversion would be observed:

The 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:

The lag in daily temperature refers to the time lag between:

The largest annual ranges of temperature are found:

The latitude at which there is a yearly balance between incoming and outgoing radiation is:

The lowest temperature is usually observed:

The main reason(s) for warm summers in middle latitudes is that:

The maximum in daytime surface temperatures typically occurs ______ the earth receives its most intense solar radiation.

The primary cause of radiation inversion is:

The sun is directly overhead at Mexico City (latitude 19°N):

The wind chill factor:

Two objects, A and B, have the same mass but the specific heat of A is larger than B. If both objects absorb equal amounts of energy,

Water heats up ______ and cools of ______ than land.

When it is January and winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ______ and ______ in the Southern Hemisphere.

Where are the days and nights of equal length all year long?

Which latitude below would experience the fewest hours of daylight on Dec. 22?

Which of the following can be used as a method of protecting an orchard from damaging low temperatures during a radiation inversion?

Which of the following is NOT a reason why water warms and cools much more slowly than land?