LINKS CHAPTER 4 HEAT, TEMPERATURE, AND ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION Books [~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] Class Meetings Course 1. Mechanism of heat transfer between two objects in Description direct physical contact involving collisions of Course Schedule neighboring atoms or molecules is known as Grading conduction Learning convection Objectives radiation Photographs photodissociation Practice Questions 2. A mechanism of heat transfer that can take place in a Special Notice vacuum is Student conduction Responsibilities convection radiation Access to Online photosynthesis Daily Weather Summary and 3. Which one of the following materials is the pooreset Learning conductor of heat? Activities sand water National Weather air Service - Green iron Bay 4. Which one of the following localities has the most Home maritime climate? Kansas City, MO Chicago, IL Phoenix, AZ San Diego, CA 5. Today's maximum temperature was 38 F and minimum temperature was 10 F. Compute today's heating degree-days. 46 51 89 41 6. Absolute zero is the same as 0 Kelvins 0 C 0 F all of the above are correct 7. A 1-kelvin increment corresponds precisely to a 1-degree increment on the _______ temperature scale. Celsius Fahrenheit 8. The quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 Celsius degree is 1 calorie 1 British thermal unit 1 joule 1 Kelvin 9. According to the second law of thermodynamics, heat flows from relatively _________ objects to relatively _________ objects. cold...warm warm...cold 10. Which one of the following substances has the greatest specific heat? rock soil vegetation water 11. The opposite of sublimation is evaporation deposition condensation melting 12. Heat is released to the environment when snow melts ice vaporizes water evaporates water vapor condenses 13. The Bowen ratio is highest for which one of the following surfaces? desert forest marsh lake 14. The most important process in the poleward transport of heat is surface ocean currents air mass exchange radiation latent heat transport in storms 15. In the United States, the annual temperature cycle lags the annual solar radiation cycle by an average of _________ days. 27 less than 10 60 to 80 more than 90 16. All other factors being equal, today's high temperature will be lower if the sky is clear rather than cloudy ground is bare rather than snow-covered ground is wet rather than dry none of the above is correct 17. If winds are calm, tonight will be coldest if the sky is completely cloud-covered partially cloud-covered clear 18. Earth's surface is cooled by conduction of heat to the troposphere emission of infrared radiation evaporation of water all of the above are correct 19. On a global-scale, sensible heating is _______ latent heating in the transport of heat from the Earth's surface to the troposphere. more important than not as important as about as important as 20. Typically, the day's lowest air temperature occurs just after midnight about 3 a.m. just after sunset just after sunrise Score = Correct answers: [~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Back to Top ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] Web Site created by David Dimmer Last Updated on December 11, 1998