Which of the following is true?
A) Clouds only cool the surface by reducing insolation.
B) Clouds only warm the surface by absorbing and reradiating longwave radiation back to Earth
C) Clouds can both cool and warm Earth by absorbing insolation and absorbing and reradiating longwave radiation.
D) Clouds are a neutral factor in cooling and warming of Earth.
E) While clouds do absorb some incoming radiation, this is mostly negligible.
C
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a. true b. false
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