The high temperature in the upper thermosphere
A) is produced by moonlight.
B) is more a measure of sensible temperature than kinetic energy.
C) is more a measure of kinetic energy than sensible temperature.
D) produces a tremendous amount of heat transfer.
E) is a storage of potential energy for th e lower atmosphere.
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Q12: Based on temperature,the atmosphere is divided into
A)four
Q13: The thermosphere closely corresponds to the
A)ionosphere.
B)mesosphere.
C)homosphere.
D)exosphere.
E)ozonosphere
Q14: The outermost region of the atmosphere,based on
Q15: Life is possible on Earth primarily because
A)gamma
Q16: The thermopause is located
A)between the mesosphere and
Q18: The heterosphere is the layer of the
Q19: The ionosphere
A)primarily absorbs harmful infrared wavelengths.
B)allows all
Q20: The thermopause refers to
A)Earth's magnetic field.
B)the solar
Q21: The two most abundant gases in the
Q22: Temperatures increase with increasing altitude in
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