The Temperature on a Cloudy Night Is Likely to Be

question 37

Multiple Choice

The temperature on a cloudy night is likely to be ________ than that on a clear night because ________.

• A)colder the clouds reflect more energy
• B)colder the clouds absorb heat energy and store it
• C)warmer the clouds absorb heat energy and then reradiate some of it back to the ground
• D)warmer the clouds absorb heat energy and store it
• E)no different clouds have very little energy interaction

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