Review Questions

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Review Questions
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• Compare the photographs and discuss the albedo of
  water surfaces

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• What leads to the low albedo of forests?

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• What is a greenhouse gas?

Gas
Solar light
Visible light Short-wave radiation
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• What is a greenhouse gas?

Gas
Infrared radiation
IR light Long-wave radiation
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higher air layers
Absorption of long-wave radiation by greenhouse
gases
Low air layer
Conduction ground to air
Ground
Absorption by ground
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Global energy budget
Inflow
Equilibrium level
Outflow
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Inflow
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Surface receipt of solar radiation
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Surface receipt of solar radiation
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Surface receipt of solar radiation
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Surface receipt of solar radiation
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• Put the numbers together in the table (handout)