Low clouds retard surface cooling at night better than clear skies because:
A. The clouds absorb and radiate infrared energy back to earth
B. The water droplets in the clouds reflect infrared energy back to earth
C. The clouds start convection currents between them
D. The clouds are better conductors of heat than is the clear night air
E. The formation of the clouds releases latent heat energy
Answer: Option A
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Low clouds retard surface cooling at night better than clear skies because the clouds absorb and radiate infrared energy back to earth.This Question Belongs to General Knowledge >> Environmental Science
What is the cause of the Exxon Valdez?
A. Oil Tanker which sank in 1989 along the coast of Alaska and marine life seriously affected.
B. a plane which crashed and caused death of human life
C. a ship which wrecked on the coast of India
D. none of these.
A. A much higher temperature than -10o C
B. A much lower temperature than -10o C
C. A temperature of -10o C
D. A temperature of -30o C
Infrared and visible satellite images might provide:
A. A way of determining cloud thickness and altitude.
B. A way of distinguishing between wet and dry clouds.
C. A way of identifying clouds suitable for cloud seeding.
D. A way of distinguishing between "new" and "old" clouds.
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