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Chapter 3 Test

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This activity contains 20 questions.

Question 1.
Match the correct term with its description in the dropdown menus.
A matching question presents 5 answer choices and 5 items. The answer choices are lettered A through E. The items are numbered 1.1 through 1.5. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A average of the twelve monthly mean temperatures
B difference between the warmest and coldest monthly mean temperatures
C adding the maximum and minimum temperatures for a 24-hour period and dividing by two
D sum of the daily means for each day of the month divided by the number of days in the month
E finding the difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures
 
 
 
 
 
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Question 2.
Which is NOT one of the controls of temperature (those factors that cause temperature to vary from place to place)?
 
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Question 3.
Although important factors, cloud cover and albedo are not factors that cause temperature to vary from place to place.
   
 
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Question 4.
______________ is one of the basic elements of weather and climate.

 
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Question 5.
Lines on a weather map that connect points of equal temperature are referred to as:
 
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Question 6.
The north-south migration of isotherms is more pronounced over the continents because the temperatures do not fluctuate as much over water.
   
 
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Question 7.
On maps illustrating the world distribution of temperature, isotherms, lines that connect points of equal temperature, generally:
 
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Question 8.
Identify the value of each of the indicated isotherms by selecting the correct response.



The letters A through D appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 4 items numbered 8.1 through 8.4. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through D. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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Question 9.
Typically, nighttime air temperatures on a cloudy night are lower than they would be on a clear night.
   
 
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Question 10.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the greatest intensity of solar radiation occurs at the time of:

 
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Question 11.
Generally, the warmest months of the year in the Northern Hemisphere are:
 
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Question 12.
The zero point of the __________ temperature scale(s) represents the temperature at which all molecular motion is presumed to cease.
 
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Question 13.
Thermometers measure temperature either mechanically or electrically.
   
 
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Question 14.
A (n) _____________________ is an instrument that continuously records temperature.
 
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Question 15.
Match the temperature scale on the left with the correct temperature in degrees on the pull-down menus.
A matching question presents 6 answer choices and 6 items. The answer choices are lettered A through F. The items are numbered 15.1 through 15.6. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A 212 degrees
B 373 degrees
C 273 degrees
D 32 degrees
E 100 degrees
F 0 degrees
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Question 16.
What is the daily mean temperature of a place that accumulates 8 heating degree days?
 
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Question 17.
___________ is determined from the difference between the daily mean temperature and the base temperature of a given crop, the minimum temperature required for it to grow.
 
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Question 18.
Match the term on the left with the correct description on the right.
A matching question presents 5 answer choices and 5 items. The answer choices are lettered A through E. The items are numbered 18.1 through 18.5. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A difference between the daily mean temperature of a given crop, the minimum temperature required for it to grow
B each degree of temperature below 65 degrees
C subtract 65 from the daily mean
D uses humidity and temperature to determine human body thermal comfort
E uses both wind and air temperature to assess sensation on human skin
 
 
 
 
 
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Question 19.
The "heat stress index" is the same as the "heat index" and uses humidity and air temperature to assess thermal comfort of the human body.
   
 
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Question 20.
A poleward-moving Southern Hemisphere ocean current will most likely be a __________ current.
 
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