The lower atmosphere is mostly warmed by radiated heat from Earth's surface. However, water heats up and cools down more slowly than land. Knowing this, which of the following statements is most likely true?

A. On a cloudy day, the air over a northern section of the ocean will be warmer than the air over a southern section of the ocean.

B. On a sunny day, the air over a lake will be cooler than the air over the bordering land.

C. On a cloudy day, the air over a southern section of the ocean will be warmer than the air over a northern section of the ocean.

D. On a sunny day, the air over a piece of land will be cooler than the air over a bordering lake.

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Samantha Ferguson

Physics

19 December, 12:45

The lower atmosphere is mostly warmed by radiated heat from Earth's surface. However, water heats up and cools down more slowly than land. Knowing this, which of the following statements is most likely true?

A. On a cloudy day, the air over a northern section of the ocean will be warmer than the air over a southern section of the ocean.

B. On a sunny day, the air over a lake will be cooler than the air over the bordering land.

C. On a cloudy day, the air over a southern section of the ocean will be warmer than the air over a northern section of the ocean.

D. On a sunny day, the air over a piece of land will be cooler than the air over a bordering lake.

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Maddison Gentry · Answer 1

B. On a sunny day, the air over a lake will be cooler than the air over the bordering land.

As water heats up slowly than land, during daytime when the air over land heats by mostly by radiated heat from the Earth's surface, the air over a lake is relatively cooler as the lake is relatively cooler than earth, as it gets heated up by the Sun's heat at a slower rate than land.

Javon Vaughn · Answer 2

The answer is B. On a sunny day, the air over a lake will be cooler than the air over the bordering land.