Explain how Earth and its atmosphere balance incoming energy with outgoing energy
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: On a sunny day, Earth's surface warms by absorbing more energy from the Sun and the atmosphere than it radiates, while at night Earth cools by radiating more energy than it absorbs from its surroundings.
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