Author Question: Briefly describe the three factors that would determine planetary temperatures in the absence of ... (Read 108 times)

SO00 · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

Briefly describe the three factors that would determine planetary temperatures in the absence of greenhouse gases.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A carbon-detonation supernova starts out as a white dwarf in a close binary system.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

verrinzo · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

In the absence of greenhouse gases, the factors determining the planet's temperature are its distance from the Sun, which determines how much sunlight it receives per square meter; its albedo, how much sunlight that is reflected instead of absorbed by the surface; and how fast it rotates, which determines how the temperature differs between day and night.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE