Temperature

Question 1

Approximately how much of the suns energy reaches the surface?

Answer 1

About half.

Question 2

How is the atmosphere heated?

Answer 2

Through insolation and then terrestrial radiation.

Incoming radiation (insolation) is at too high a frequency to be absorbed by the atmosphere. Instead, the atmosphere is heated by the lower frequency energy emitted by the earth, known as terrestrial radiation.

Question 3

What is the rate at which temperature drops with height known as?

Answer 3

Lapse Rate. (ISA 1.98°/1000ft)

Question 4

What name is given to an area of atmosphere that is equal temperature?

Answer 4

Isothermal layer

Question 5

What is 0°C in Kelvin

Answer 5

273K

Question 6

What temperature is absolute zero?

Answer 6

0°K or -273°C

Question 7

How does the land heat differently to the sea?

Answer 7

Water requires 5x more heat than soil. This means that land will heat up much more during the day than the sea does. The converse is also true and means the land cools more at night than the sea.

Question 8

What does diurnal mean?

Answer 8

Daily/During the Day