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This activity contains 11 questions.

Question 1
1 The _______________ temperature scale is used in scientific research because temperature readings are proportional to the actual kinetic energy in a material.
 
Farenheit
Kaveney
Celsius
Christopherson
Kelvin
End of Question 1


Question 2
2 Holding all other factors constant, air temperature decreases with increasing altitude because the ________ of the atmosphere changes.
 
specific heat
density
apparent temperature
continentality
End of Question 2


Question 3
3 On a sunny summer day, we can attribute the difference in temperature between the hot surface of a sandy beach and the cooler sand a few centimeters below the surface to the very low ________________ of the sand.
 
transparency
land-water heating difference
relative humidity
specific temperature
heat index
End of Question 3


Question 4
4 One of the primary reasons that water changes temperature more slowly than soil or rock is because of its higher ________.
 
absolute heat
absolute temperature
specific temperature
specific heat
volume
End of Question 4


Question 5
5 Temperature maps commonly use lines of constant (equal) temperature called __________________ to portray the spatial pattern of temperature.
 
thermal equators
isokelvins
isotherms
wind-chill potential
temperature lines
End of Question 5


Question 6
6 Everything else being equal, you would expect higher temperatures associated with _______________.
 
rural areas
high longitudes
low longitudes
low elevations
high elevations
End of Question 6


Question 7
7 The isoline corresponding to the highest temperatures on Earth's surface is called the___________.
 
thermal equator
isotherm
thermal equilibrium
maximum temperature isoline
equatorial isotherm
End of Question 7


Question 8
8 The ____________ is an indicator of apparent temperature resulting from the interaction of temperature and water vapor.
 
Beufort scale
humidity index
wind chill index
heat index
Kelvin scale
End of Question 8


Question 9
9 Places with the lowest annual temperature ranges on Earth are __________________.
 
the middle latitudes, which are neither too hot, not too cold
polar regions
along the west coasts of the continents
in the centers of large continental land masses
at low latitudes, especially near coastal areas
End of Question 9


Question 10
10 On a global scale, ____________ is the single most important direct influence on temperature.
 
wind patterns
air pressure
insolation
longitude
altitude
End of Question 10


Question 11
11 An outdoor thermometer reading ________ degrees Celsius would indicate a very hot but bearable day.
 
10
60
25
40
120
95
End of Question 11






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