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If the Sun increased its radiative output:
 
  A) the earth would undergo an uncontrollable greenhouse effect.
  B) the earth would eventually reach a higher equilibrium temperature.
  C) the amount of longwave energy radiated from Earth's surface would decrease.
  D) the earth would have a surplus of incoming radiation energy compared to outgoing radiation energy until the Sun finally burned itself out.

Question 2

Measuring Earth's equilibrium temperature without an atmosphere:
 
  A) is easily done using Wien's law.
  B) is best done assuming the earth is a flat disk.
  C) is complicated by uncertainty over the value of the earth's albedo.
  D) can be done only by assuming the earth does not approximate a black body.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C




Sportsfan2111

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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
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