Temperature Measurement Quiz

Earth's orbital period is _____ days

The inclination of Earth's rotation axis is _____ degrees

The eccentricity of Earth's orbit is _____

Earth's diameter at the equator is _____ km

The observed mean density of Earth is _____ kg/m3

Temperature is an objective comparative measure of _____ or cold

The coldest theoretical temperature is absolute zero, at which the thermal motion in matter would be ______

Absolute zero is denoted as 0 K on the Kelvin scale, −273.15 °C on the Celsius scale, and −459.67 °F on the Fahrenheit ______

If the Earth was a homogeneous body without the present land/ocean distribution, its temperature distribution would be strictly ______

The latitude of the location determines how much solar radiation is ______

Latitude influences the angle of incidence and duration of day ______

Water requires the input of large amounts of energy to cause a rise in its ______

Solar radiation warms an extensive layer in ______; on land just the immediate surface is heated.

The basic unit of temperature in the International System of Units (SI) is the ______.

Gabriel Fahrenheit adapted a thermometer and a scale both developed by Ole Christensen ______.

The Celsius scale corresponds very closely to the freezing point of ______.

Liquid droplets commonly exist in clouds at subzero temperatures, 0°C is better defined as the melting point of ______.

Temperature measurement using modern scientific thermometers and temperature scales goes back at least as far as the early 18th century, when Gabriel Fahrenheit adapted a thermometer and a scale both developed by Ole Christensen ______.