Author Question: Which of the following statements is not correct? a. Calm, cloudy nights are usually warmer than ... (Read 77 times)

Mr3Hunna · **on:** Jul 15, 2018

Which of the following statements is not correct?
a. Calm, cloudy nights are usually warmer than calm, clear nights.
b. Each year the earth's surface radiates away more energy than it receives from the sun.
c. The horizontal transport of heat by the wind is called advection.
d. Good absorbers of radiation are usually poor emitters of radiation.

Question 2

The wind-chill factor:a.
relates body heat loss with wind to an equivalent temperature with no wind.
b. indicates the temperature at which water freezes on exposed skin.
c. takes into account humidity and air temperature in expressing the current air temperature.
d. tells farmers when to protect crops from a freeze.
e. determines how low the air temperature will be on any given day.