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Chapter 3

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show inversely  
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show Wavelength  
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show ultraviolet radiation  
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show radio waves  
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show shortest  
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show higher than  
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show All of the above.  
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______ is (are) partially blocked by ozone in the stratosphere.   show
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According to Wien's displacement law, which one of the following objects emits its most intense electromagnetic energy at the shortest wavelength?   show
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show the wavelength at which radiation from the surface is most intense will lengthen.  
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If the temperature of the Sun were to ______, the wavelength at which solar radiation is most intense would decrease.   show
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Solar radiation   show
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The ultimate source of solar radiation is   show
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show noon  
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show Northern Hemisphere winter.  
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Earth is closest to the Sun in   show
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show greater than  
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During winter in the ______ Hemisphere, the number of hours of daylight is less then the number of hours of darkness.   show
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show any day of the year.  
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show Tropic of Capricorn  
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show equinoxes  
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At the equinoxes, the noon Sun has an altitude of 90 degrees at the   show
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The period of daylight at any point along the equator   show
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Earth's solar constant   show
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As solar radiation travels through the atmosphere, a portion of that radiation is   show
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show converted to heat energy  
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The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone shield is the   show
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The principal threat to the ozone shield is (are)   show
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show All of the above are correct.  
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show Both of the above are correct.  
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show black asphalt  
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Which one of the following surfaces has the highest albedo for visible solar radiation?   show
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Which one of the following surfaces absorbs the highest percentage of incident solar radiation at noon?   show
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The average albedo of the ocean is   show
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On a clear day, the albedo of the sea surface is lowest   show
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The Moon's planetary albedo is __________ the albedo of the Earth.   show
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show rise  
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The principal absorber(s) of the solar radiation that is intercepted by the Earth-atmosphere system is (are)   show
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show 31  
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Earth's surface and atmosphere emit primarily what type of electromagnetic radiation?   show
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show water vapor  
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At night, air temperatures near Earth's surface tend to be lowest when the sky is   show
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show absorb  
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show burning of fossil fuels  
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A gas that absorbs within the so-called atmospheric windows:   show
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A doubling of the absolute temperature of the Sun's surface would cause the amount of solar energy reaching the Earth to be   show
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show high  
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An infrared radiometer flown onboard a weather satellite is used to measure   show
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