The albedo of Earth's surface is only about 4%, yet the combined albedo of Earth and its atmosphere is about 30%. Which set of conditions below best explains why this is so?
A) high albedo of clouds; low albedo of water
B) high albedo of clouds; high albedo of water
C) low albedo of clouds; low albedo of water
D) low albedo of clouds; high albedo of water
A
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A) barriadas, favelas bidonvilles, bastees, or kampongs. B) young city and old city zones. C) public housing, barmiadelas, fonelongas, or kuhpinongs. D) the zone in transition, suburbs, or public zone. E) suburbs, barmiadelas, fonelongas, or kuhpinongs.
Explain why strong upper-level divergence will cause the pressure in the center of a surface low to decrease
What will be the ideal response?
An estimated ________ lightning strikes occur each day on Earth
A) 800 B) 8,000 C) 80,000 D) 800,000 E) 8,000,000
The relief in which of the following regions is similar to that found in mountain ranges on the continents?
A) Abyssal plain B) Continental rise C) Continental shelf D) Continental slope E) Shoreline