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True or False

True or False
Based on the information in the chapter, determine whether each of these statements is true or false.

This activity contains 10 questions.

	The passage of shortwave and longwave radiation through the atmosphere is called refraction.    True  False

	Surfaces with high albedo reflect more light than those with low albedo.    True  False

	Energy is transferred from low latitudes to high latitudes by advection.    True  False

	Emissions of sulfer dioxide may offset some of the effects of greenhouse warming by increasing albedo.    True  False

	Naturally occurring carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is responsible for the greenhouse effect.    True  False

	Urban heat islands result from the fact that metal, glass, concrete, and other construction materials reflect more insolation than do natural vegetation and soil.    True  False

	Most longwave energy emitted by Earth's surface is absorbed by the atmosphere before it reaches space.    True  False

	When solar energy entering the Earth/atmosphere system is accounted for, 31% is absorbed at Earth's surface, 21% is absorbed by atmospheric gases, dust, and clouds, 3% is absorbed by ozone, and the remaining 45% is reflected back to space.    True  False

	Insolation is absorbed by atmospheric gases, dust, clouds, and statospheric ozone, as well as by land and water surfaces.    True  False

	In the natural radiation balance between Earth and the atmosphere, nonradiative transfers of energy occur by convection, conduction, and latent heat of evaporation.    True  False

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