Briefly explain radiative equilibrium
When the rate of the incoming solar energy balances the rate of outgoing infrared energy from Earth's surface and atmosphere, the Earth-atmosphere system is in a state of radiative equilibrium.
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A. using fertilizers B. building dams C. burning fossil fuels D. polluting the oceans
Which one of the following would release the lowest levels of particulates?
A) A nuclear power plant B) A city bus running on diesel C) A wood-burning stove D) A natural prairie wildfire
The image shows a surface expression of slip along a normal fault caused by an earthquake. What is the indicated feature?
A. fault scarp B. hypocenter C. hanging wall D. graben
What processes of diffusion involving the New England, Middle Atlantic, and Chesapeake Bay cultural hearths most account for the development of an Eastern United States folk architecture?
A. contagious and cascade B. cascade and hierarchical C. relocation and expansion D. hierarchical and relocation