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Fill in the blanks with the correct words to make the following statement true:
One of the reasons ______ environments tend to be warmer than _______ environments is that _______ environments tend to convert up to 70% of their net radiation into sensible heat.


Definitions:

Prothrombin

A protein present in blood plasma that is converted into active thrombin during coagulation.

Thrombin

A blood plasma enzyme responsible for blood clot formation by changing fibrinogen into fibrin.

Ions

Atoms or molecules with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.

Osmosis

The movement of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration.

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