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Author: KRAUSKOPF, Konrad B.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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Chapter 4, Problem 12MC
The earth’s atmosphere is primarily heated by
- a. direct sunlight
- b. sunlight reflected by the earth’s surface
- c. infrared light
radiated by the earth’s surface - d. carbon dioxide emissions
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