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Question 1: Explain how the atmospheric greenhouse effect works.
Question 2: On a cloudy day, would you expect the high temperature in the late afternoon to be lower or higher than on a clear day? Why?
Question 3: On a cloudy night, would you expect the low temperature in the late evening/early morning to be lower or higher than on a clear night? Why?
Question 4: Name three external forcing factors on climate.
Question 5: Name three internal forcing factors on climate.
Question 6: Name the two solstices. Give the dates on which they occur.
Question 7: Name the four major categories of clouds.
Question 8: Explain the two effects that clouds have on climate.
Question 9: Define weather, and then define climate. What is the fundamental difference between these two terms?