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anjilletteb

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When a liquid thermometer is held in direct sunlight,
   a. it will accurately measure the air temperature.
   b. it will measure a much higher temperature than that of the air.
   c. it will measure a much lower temperature than that of the air.
   d. it will measure the temperature of the Sun rather than the air.
   e. it can overheat and explode.

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.



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: a



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