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cmoore54

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Air moves toward a low-pressure region where it
 
  A) sinks.
  B) rises.
  C) warms.
  D) stops.

Question 2

How does terrestrial radiation warm Earth's surface?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Earth absorbs short-wavelength radiation from the Sun and reradiates it as long-wavelength terrestrial radiation. Incoming short-wavelength solar radiation easily penetrates the atmosphere to reach and warm Earth's surface, but outgoing long-wavelength terrestrial radiation cannot penetrate the atmosphere to escape into space. Instead, atmospheric gases (mainly water vapor and carbon dioxide) absorb the long-wave terrestrial radiation. As a result, this long-wave radiation keeps Earth's surface warmer than it would be if there were no atmosphere.


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