On long, cold winter nights with clear, calm skies, what pace of nightly cooling will occur and why?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Radiational cooling will be maximized, due to the loss of energy, with a minimum greenhouse effect.

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A)Glossopteris B)Calamites C)Equisetum D)Cooksonia E)Lepidodendron

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Earth moves around the sun in a perfectly circular orbit

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following earth materials would you expect to have the lowest permeability?

A. Fractured limestone B. Sand and gravel C. Clay D. Sandstone

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Blood in the left ventricle of the heart will be pumped to

A. arteries going to the lungs. B. the right atrium. C. arteries going to body tissues. D. the left atrium.

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