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luminitza

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on: Jul 14, 2018
Which of the following gives the CORRECT sequence of layers in Earth, from the surface to the center?
 
  A) Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core B) Crust, inner core, mantle, outer core
  C) Mantle, crust, inner core, outer core D) Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Question 2

Define these terms: thermopause, insolation, solar constant, subsolar point.
 
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emilymalinowski12

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

thermopause: outer boundary of Earth's energy system, the region at the top of the atmosphere (approx. 480 km); insolation: incoming solar radiation; solar constant: average insolation received at the thermopause when Earth is at its average distance from the Sun (1372 W/m2); Subsolar point: the only point where insolation arrives perpendicular to the surface.


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