WAEC Geography 2006 Question 16

Question 16

Weather

Diurnal range of temperature is obtained by

  1. A.adding all temperature readings for the day
  2. B.adding all temperature readings for the month
  3. C.subtracting the minimum temperature of the day from the maximum temperature of the same day
  4. D.subtracting the minimum temperature for the month from the maximum temperature for the same month
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Answer: C (subtracting the minimum temperature of the day from the maximum temperature of the same day)

Explanation

Diurnal (daily) range = day's maximum − day's minimum.