In which one of the following cities, are the days the longest?

Important Questions on Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature

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Fundamental of Physical Geography>Chapter 8 - Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature>Q 3

The atmosphere is mainly heated by the:

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Fundamental of Physical Geography>Chapter 8 - Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature>Q 5

The main reason that the earth experiences the highest temperatures in the subtropics in the northern hemisphere rather than at the equator is:

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Fundamental of Physical Geography>Chapter 8 - Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature>Q 6

How does the unequal distribution of heat over the planet earth in space and time cause variations in weather and climate?

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Fundamental of Physical Geography>Chapter 8 - Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature>Q 7

What are the factors that control temperature distribution on the surface of the earth?

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Fundamental of Physical Geography>Chapter 8 - Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature>Q 8

In India, why is the day temperature maximum in May and why not after the summer solstice?

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Fundamental of Physical Geography>Chapter 8 - Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature>Q 9

Why is the annual range of temperature high in the Siberian plains?

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Fundamental of Physical Geography>Chapter 8 - Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature>Q 10

How do the latitude and the tilt in the axis of rotation of the earth affect the amount of radiation received at the earths surface?

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Fundamental of Physical Geography>Chapter 8 - Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature>Q 11

Discuss the processes through which the earth-atmosphere system maintains heat balance.