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Why does Earth's air temperature vary greatly during the day while its ocean temperature varies only slightly?
The atmosphere has lower heat capacity
Why are mountains covered in ice?
The atmosphere gets colder as you go up. The reason is that the lower portion of the atmosphere is heated from below (by the heating of the land surface), and the higher you go the farther you are from the heat source, that is why it is cooler and covered in ice most of the time.
What time of the day is highest temperature?
The afternoon because the lower atmosphere receives more heat than it loses.
The heating of the lower layer of the atmosphere from radiation absorbed by certain heat-absorbing gases is call what?
The Greenhouse Effect.
Why do thunderstorms least come at night?
Thunderstorms are drieven by a conditions ccalled instability which, in basic terms, occurs when the lower atmosphere becomes warmer while the upper atmosphere remains cooler. At night the lower atmosphere cools as heat is radiated into space, which tends to stabilize the atmosphere, and make it harder for thunderstorms to form.
Why does Earth's air temperature vary greatly during the day while its ocean temperature varies only slightly?
The atmosphere has lower heat capacity
Earths air temperature vary greatly during the day while its ocean temperature varies only slightly?
The atmosphere has lower heat capacity
Why are mountains covered in ice?
The atmosphere gets colder as you go up. The reason is that the lower portion of the atmosphere is heated from below (by the heating of the land surface), and the higher you go the farther you are from the heat source, that is why it is cooler and covered in ice most of the time.
The heating of the lower layer of the atmosphere from radiation absorbed by certain heat-absorbing gases is called?
The heating of the lower layer of the atmosphere from radiation absorbed by certain heat-absorbing gases is called the greenhouse effect. Water vapor and carbon dioxide are the two most important heat absorbing gases in the lower atmosphere.
What time of the day is highest temperature?
The afternoon because the lower atmosphere receives more heat than it loses.
The storage of heat in the lower layer of the atmosphere produced by certain heat absorbing gases is called the?
the greenhouse effect
What gas in the atmosphere will bring about a warming of the lower atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide (CO2) absorbs heat rising from the surface of the earth.
Is water a renewable or non renewable source?
Water is a self renewing source. Water absorbs heat and evaporates into the atmosphere, the atmosphere cools and precipitates the water out of the atmosphere.
What is the main source of convection in the atmosphere and the oceans?
The Sun is the main source of energy for convection in the atmosphere and the oceans. The Sun, heat radiated form the Sun is the main source of energy driving convection in the atmosphere and oceans. There is also a small input form geothermal energy.
Earth's atmosphere is mainly heated by?
The sun as it is the most powerful heat source in our solar system.
Earths atmosphere is heated mainly by what?
The sun as it is the most powerful heat source in our solar system.
What is the main source of energy for convection in atmosphere and the ocean?
The Sun is the main source of energy for convection in the atmosphere and the oceans. The Sun, heat radiated form the Sun is the main source of energy driving convection in the atmosphere and oceans. There is also a small input form geothermal energy.
