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Recent studies indicate that between the 1950s and 1990s solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface may have:
 
  A) increased 10.
  B) decreased 10.
  C) stayed the same.
  D) increased 25.

Question 2

The radiation emitted by Earth:
 
  A) is primarily absorbed by the atmosphere.
  B) is in the form of radio waves.
  C) has little effect on the earth's energy budget.
  D) had its origin in radioactive elements in the earth's interior.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A





 

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