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burton19126

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What is latent heat and why is it such an important factor in the transfer of energy from the surface to the atmosphere?
 
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If the earth did not have greenhouse gases, its temperature would be ________ than it is now.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Latent heat is the energy required to change the phase of a substance (water). On a global average basis, the amount of energy transferred to the atmosphere as latent heat amounts to 24 units, which makes latent heat considerably more important as a mode of heat transfer than sensible heat (5 units).

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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