What is the solar constant?
A) The amount of solar radiation per unit area received at the Earth's surface
B) The amount of solar radiation per unit area received outside the Earth's atmosphere
C) The amount of solar radiation per unit area received emitted at the Sun's surface
D) The amount of solar radiation per unit area received at the equator
E) The amount of solar radiation per unit area received at the pole
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Q4: Approximately what proportion of the total solar
Q5: Insolation is _.
A)incoming solar radiation
B)outgoing solar radiation
C)outgoing
Q6: Which of the following surfaces would likely
Q7: At what wavelength does the Sun emit
Q8: The average albedo of the planet Earth
Q10: What is the range of wavelengths of
Q11: What is the magnitude of the solar
Q12: When water evaporates from a surface:
A)energy is
Q13: The amount of radiation left over when
Q14: Approximately what proportion of all incoming solar
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