Lab I – Temperature Phenomena                             Name _______________________

                                                                                    Lab Section __________________ 

Place the answers to the questions listed below on this sheet and turn it in to your lab instructor.

1.  True or false:  Convection is the transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity.

2.  True or false:  Infrared is a longer wavelength of energy than ultraviolet.

3.  True or false:  The earth emits shorter wavelengths of energy than the sun.

4.  True or false:  The atmosphere is heated directly by short-wave solar radiation.

Exercise 1:  For each example below, calculate the albedo of the surfaces.  Rank the surfaces from 1 to 3, with 1 being the surface
with the warmest air temperature above it and 3 being the surface with the coolest air temperature above it.
 

Exercise 2:  Calculate the daily mean temperature and the daily range for each of the three cities below, which also appear on the
worksheet.  Rank the three cities from 1 to 3, with 1 being the most humid and 3 being the least humid.