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Caiter2013

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Increased cloud cover resulting from warming temperatures may lead to either cloud albedo forcing or cloud greenhouse forcing.
 
  Cloud albedo forcing is an example of a ________ feedback loop and cloud greenhouse forcing is an example of a ________ feedback loop.
  A) negative; positive B) positive; positive C) positive; negative D) negative; negative

Question 2

As air temperatures increase, evaporation increases, leading to more condensation and cloud formation. Low, thick cloud cover increases the albedo of the atmosphere, thereby having a cooling effect on Earth. This is an example of a
 
  A) positive feedback loop.
  B) negative feedback loop.
  C) neither a positive or negative feedback loop.



makaylafy

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B



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