Question

Jessica recently moved to an apartment in the industrial area of Readington City. She noticed that the roads in her neighborhood warm up quickly. She also noticed that the temperature in her apartment is typically much warmer than the temperature of her previous apartment, which was near the mountains on the outskirts of the city. What is responsible for the change in temperature?

A)Urban areas absorb more of the Sun’s radiation.
B)Mountainous areas don’t absorb the Sun’s radiation.
C)Mountain areas experience more precipitation.
D)Urban areas experience lower precipitation.

Answer 1

A. Urban areas absorb more of the Sun's radiation making the new apartment hotter than the one where less concrete and less buildings can pick up on the Sun's radiation.

Answer 2

The correct answer is (a) Urban areas absorb more of the sun's radiation.

The reason for urban areas having warmer climate than the mountainous area is the maximum absorption of sun's radiation by those areas. This is known as the" urban heat island effect". This causes the air to be warmer than the other areas. There are a number of reasons associated with the rise in temperature. One of the reasons is having a large number of buildings and roads in urban area. This contributes in absorption of heat from sun. Another reason is lack of green plants that absorbs these heat and make the environment cooler.