Please answer the following questions:
- Do the annual variations in Earth-Sun distance adequately account for seasonal temperature changes? Explain.
- Describe how latent heat is transferred from the Earth’s surface (land-ocean) to the atmosphere?
- Explain why the atmosphere is heated chiefly by radiation from the Earth’s surface rather than by direct solar radiation.
Rubric
o Up to 3 points for complete, accurate, and on-points response for each question.
o One point for proper spelling and grammar.