The Air at the Beach Is the Same Temperature Everywhere

question 2

Multiple Choice

The air at the beach is the same temperature everywhere, but you feel cooler under a beach umbrella because

• A) the sand underneath you cools off more rapidly than the water vapor in the air.
• B) the umbrella gets hot, which thereby cools off the air underneath it.
• C) solar radiation is not heating up your skin.
• D) a convection cell forms under the umbrella, thereby cooling you off.

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Definitions:

Fast Mode

A rapid operation or processing speed in a system, aiming to reduce time without compromising efficiency.

Zygomatic Arch

A bone that forms the prominence of the cheek; it acts as the bridge between the zygomatic bone on the side of the face and the temporal bone of the skull.

Mastoid Process

A bony prominence located behind the human ear, part of the temporal bone, and involved in the attachment of muscles.

Coronoid Process

The coronoid process is a triangular eminence projecting from the upper and frontal part of the ulna bone in the forearm, serving as an attachment for muscle.