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Which American state has the lowest recorded high temperature?
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Hawaii.
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The highest accepted temperature record for the United States is 134 degrees F and was set at...
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Death Valley, California.
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The _________ is identical to a thermocouple.
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None of these .
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Which of the following statements is true?
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None of these is true.
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A poleward moving (northward moving in the Northern Hemisphere) ocean current is...
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A warm current.
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Daily and seasonal temperature cycles depend primarily on...
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The combined effects of solar and terrestrial radiation.
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What is the usual influence on land surface temperatures due to the phase changes of water that occur there?
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Cooler.
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Locations on Earth which have the largest annual temperature change from summer to winter are...
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At high latitudes.
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The number of degrees seperating the ice point and the steam point...
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Is identical for both Kelvin and Celsius scales.
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Which temperature scale was developed first?
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Fahrenheit.
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A location along a seacoast will probably have summer temperatures that are ________, compared to an inland location.
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Cooler.
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Temperatures at the Earth's surface tend to decrease when solar radiation ...
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Is less than the Earth's outgoing radiation.
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The lag of extreme temperatures with respect to minimum or maximum values of solar radiation is due to...
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The influence of the total radiation balance.
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A small dumbbell-shaped index is part of the ...
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Minimum thermometer.
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The most important cause of temperature variations is...
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Differences in receipt of solar radiation.
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