WAEC Geography 1996 Question 29

Question 29

Weather

Diurnal range of temperature is the difference between the

  1. A.highest and the lowest temperature recorded in a station every year
  2. B.highest and the lowest temperature recorded in a station everyday
  3. C.highest and the lowest temperatures recorded in a station every month
  4. D.readings of the wet bulb and the dry bulb thermometers
  5. E.maximum and the minimum temperatures at any time of the year
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (highest and the lowest temperature recorded in a station everyday)

Explanation

Diurnal means daily: it is the day's maximum minus the day's minimum temperature.