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Select the correct response to each of the following true/false questions.
1 .
Typically, nighttime air temperatures on a cloudy night are lower than they would be on a clear night.
True
False
2 .
The number of degrees separating the ice point and the steam point is identical for both the Celsius and Kelvin scales.
True
False
3 .
Temperatures within cities are generally higher than surrounding rural areas.
True
False
4 .
The annual temperature range is the difference between the warmest and coldest monthly mean temperatures.
True
False
5 .
A Celsius degree is larger than a Fahrenheit degree.
True
False
6 .
A place located along a windward coast will probably experience warmer summer temperatures than an inland place at the same latitude.
True
False
7 .
The transfer of heat by winds and ocean currents equalizes the latitudinal energy imbalance on Earth.
True
False
8 .
A unitherm is a line that connects points on a map that have the same temperature.
True
False
9 .
The times when Earth experiences its annual maximum and minimum radiation coincide with the times of maximum and minimum temperatures.
True
False
10 .
The seasonal north-south migration of isotherms is greater over the oceans than over the continents.
True
False
11 .
Isotherms are more regularly spaced in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere.
True
False
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