Q. Why are surfaces of water bodies warmer than the depths?

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Q. What is photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)?

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Q. UV-A, UV-B and UV-C are three wavelength ranges of ultraviolet radiation.

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Q. Energy of the wavelength increases with frequency and decreases with the size of wavelength.

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Q. Which of the following is used to measure the flux of outgoing long-wave radiation?

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Q. Which of the following process is involved in long-wave radiation?

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Q. How does earth lose its excess solar radiation?

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Q. How do all the living organisms on receive energy?

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Q. What is earth’s energy budget?

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Q. What happens to earth when incoming energy is greater than the outgoing energy?

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Q. What happens to earth when incoming energy is less than the outgoing energy?

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Q. What is solar irradiance?

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Q. During night, the net-all-wave radiation is dominated by _____

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Q. Why is the earth’s temperature nearly stable?

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Q. Which of the following best describes intensity?

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Q. Solar irradiance is measured in ______

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Q. Which of the following influences solar irradiance?

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Q. Ozone absorbs UV light and hence affects solar irradiance.

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Q. The distance that the solar radiation has to travel will be lowest when the sun is directly overhead.

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Q. What is extraterrestrial radiation?

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