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Snow insulates the ground well because:
 a. the air between the individual snowflakes allows shortwave radiation to penetrate the snow and warm the ground.
 b. the air between the individual snowflakes is a good insulator.
 c. ice is a better insulator than air.
 d. All of these choices.

Question 2

Raindrops that reach the earth's surface seldom have diameters larger than:
 a. 0.006 mm.
 b. 0.6 mm.
 c. 0.06 mm.
 d. 6 mm.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d


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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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