They insulate the earth from the cold, barren wasteland of outer space.
absorbing outgoing radiation
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Its warmer. The heat from the Earth is kept in the atmostphere - they act as a blanket. However its colder when clouds are out in the day as the Suns heat can't get through.
Usually cooler. The clouds act as a blanket to keep the solar heat close to the surface.
the answer is stratus clouds!:)
Since clouds are cool moist air, and cold air is heavier than warm air, the cloud cover holds down the warmth that accumulates during the day and keeps the ambient temperature slightly higher over night.
they are clouds which actually has a white color
The cloud cover helps to keep the heat from the day in, much like an insulating blanket.
Its warmer. The heat from the Earth is kept in the atmostphere - they act as a blanket. However its colder when clouds are out in the day as the Suns heat can't get through.
Usually cooler. The clouds act as a blanket to keep the solar heat close to the surface.
Clouds are natures "blanket". Cloudy night: The heat is held close to earth's surface. Clear night: The heat radiates off into space.
the answer is stratus clouds!:)
Since clouds are cool moist air, and cold air is heavier than warm air, the cloud cover holds down the warmth that accumulates during the day and keeps the ambient temperature slightly higher over night.
An African Savanna is hot in the day and cold at night because in the day, the sun heats up the earth, and Africa is at the equator, where the sun has a smaller area to heat, so it is extremely hot. But at night, it is extremely cold because there are no clouds to keep the heat in, so the heat just escapes. Think of the clouds as a blanket over the world. No blanket, no heat.
well... during the day the sun heats up the earth. and when night falls and its cloudy the clouds act like a blanket and keep the heat in better than if it was not cloudy at night. (Just wanted to tell that i didn't think of this someone else did.)
they are clouds which actually has a white color
Cloud cover acts as a barrier or blanket preventing heat from rising into space. This is why deserts, with no cloud, are often extremely cold at night.
from clouds
Stratus clouds, described as a blanket of clouds.