The surface is heated by the Sun and some of that heat radiates back into the air. This makes the temperature higher near the surface than at higher altitudes.  Paul started at the base of a mountain and climbed to its peak. The sky was clear and the sun was beating down on him all day. However, he noticed there was a clear temperature difference between the surface's temperature and the temperature at the top of the mountain peak. Where would he feel less heat Surface or Mountain Peak?
Mountain Peak


When there are more sunspots the Sun is more active and there are more solar storms and more of the Sun's energy reaches the Earth.  When astronomers noticed a halving of Sun spot activity, did they predict that the Earth's temperature would increase or decrease??
decrease?


Q: Longer wires have more resistance than shorter wires.  If a wire were to be cut in half, each half would have more or less resistance than the whole wire?
A: less


Question: At higher temperatures, particles of reactants have more energy, so they move faster. They are more likely to bump into one another and to collide with greater force.  Katie is looking at particles of reactants, and is noting that they currently are moving very slowly, and that they seem to have a little energy. These particles are likely at a temperature that is higher or lower?
Answer: lower


*Question*
Larger alkenes have lower boiling and melting points, so they are liquids or waxy solids at room temperature.  Harry was sorting alkenes. The smallest of the bunch have lower or higher boiling points?
**Answer**
lower


Q: Differences in air pressure over the surface of the Earth result in wind. The greater the differences in air pressures, the stronger the wind.  When you have air pressures change very little what happens to the wind decreases or increases?
A: decreases