Question 1

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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Question 2

List several factors that determine how cold the air at night can become.

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Question 3

Explain why runners on a clear, windless, summer afternoon may experience air temperatures of over 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit)at their feet and only 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit)at their waist.

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Question 4

What are the hottest (coldest)place in the United States? What factors cause these extreme conditions at these locations?

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Question 5

List some of the measures farmers use to protect their crops against the cold. Explain the physical principle behind each method.

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Question 6

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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Question 7

If the tilt of Earth's axis suddenly increased to 45 degrees, average winter temperatures in the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere would ____________________.

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Question 8

Describe the main factors that determine seasonal temperature variations.

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Question 9

Design a house with the goal to limit its heating and cooling costs.

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Question 10

Explain how the weather can affect people's comfort and health.

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Question 11

Thermometers should be read in the ____________________.

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Question 12

Explain the heating degree day application.

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Question 13

Explain the effects humidity has on diurnal temperature ranges.

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Question 14

Explain why Southern Hemisphere summers are not warmer than Northern Hemisphere summers.

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Question 15

Where on Earth would you expect to find the highest diurnal temperature, and why?

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Question 16

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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Question 17

What types of temperature data might be appropriate to include in a short description of a city or region's climate?

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Question 18

Explain why experts sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization declared the temperature of 134 degrees Fahrenheit, in year 1913, to be the world's hottest officially measured temperature.

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Question 19

Describe the seasons that you would experience in Australia in comparison to those in Germany.

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Question 20

The ____________________ branches of a fruit tree are most susceptible to damage in cold weather.

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Quiz 3: Seasonal and Daily Temperatures