Temperature

Temperature

1

 Getting up from your chair you realize that it is warm.

What is the  conduction

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3. It is a very hot day, and you jump into a lake to cool off.

What is  convection?

3

 Which of the following survival mechanisms is/are best suited for intense heat and drought?
 

What is estivation?

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16. Dolphins use __________________ to conserve body heat.

What is countercurrent heat exchange?

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The thermal stability of aquatic environments is a result of the ______.

what is high specific heat of water?

Difference in Temperature

1

If the temperature in the classroom is 22 degrees C warmer inside than it is outside. Outside is -6 degrees C. What is the temperature inside?

What is 16 degrees C?

2

Andrew measured the temperature in the hallway at 9:00 and it read 67 degrees F. He measure it again at 10:00 and the temperature had risen 5 degrees. What was the temperature at 10:00?

What is 72 degrees F?

3

Hannah knows the temperature outside is 32 degrees C. If the temperature drops 6 degrees over the next 2 hours, what will the temperature be?

What is 26 degrees C?

4

Mason went to leave the house to go pick a christmas tree with his mom. When he stepped outside, he realized it was 7 degrees colder with the windchill. He originally thought the temperature was going to be -5 degree C. What is the temperature with the wind chill?

What is -12 degree C

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How does the skunk cabbage maintain the temperature of its inflorescence 15°C to 35°C above air ambient temperature?

What is metabolizing starch at a very high rate

What would you do?

1

 The arctic flower, Dryas integrifolia, regulates the temperature of its reproductive structures by

What is sun-tracking behavior.?

2

What would you wear if it were 10 degree C?

What is light coat, pants, layers etc.?

3

If the temperature is 0 degree C, would you wear shorts and a t-shirt to school? Why not?

What is no, it is too cold. At freezing temperature?

4

Trick Question: What would you do if the temperature outside was 40 degree C?

What is stay inside! It is a heat warning!

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True / False 

Aquatic environments show less temperature variations than terrestrial environments.

what is TRUE