Author Question: Clouds that refract sunlight or moonlight and take on bright violet, green, and pink colors are ... (Read 109 times)

misspop · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

Clouds that refract sunlight or moonlight and take on bright violet, green, and pink colors are called:

A) coronal clouds. B) iridescent clouds. C) sprites. D) the glory.

Question 2

Which of the following is true?

A) Clouds only cool the surface by reducing insolation.
B) Clouds only warm the surface by absorbing and reradiating longwave radiation back to Earth
C) Clouds can both cool and warm Earth by absorbing insolation and absorbing and reradiating longwave radiation.
D) Clouds are a neutral factor in cooling and warming of Earth.
E) While clouds do absorb some incoming radiation, this is mostly negligible.