GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Weather and climate are driven by all of the following except ____
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solar radiation
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air circulation
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geography
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our government
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The climate system is powered by radiation from the sun, of which approximately 49% is absorbed by the Earth’s surface, and 20% is absorbed by the atmosphere (Kiehl & Trenberth 1997). This energy warms the planet, but the warming also causes Earth to start radiating energy back into space.
Detailed explanation-2: -The six main elements are weather and climate are temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloudiness.
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