On an Overcast Night, as Opposed to a Night with a Clear

question 74

Multiple Choice

On an overcast night, as opposed to a night with a clear sky, the thermal environment experienced by a desert rodent will be

• A) warmer because less radiant heat is lost to an overcast sky.
• B) warmer because the rodent has lower emissivity when the sky is overcast.
• C) cooler because the rodent has higher emissivity when the sky is overcast.
• D) cooler because the atmosphere's convective coefficient is increased by an overcast sky.

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