How latent heat is transferred from the earths surface

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Please answer the following questions:

1. Do the annual variations in Earth-Sun distance adequately account for seasonal temperature changes? Explain.

2. Describe how latent heat is transferred from the Earth's surface (land-ocean) to the atmosphere?

3. Explain why the atmosphere is heated chiefly by radiation from the Earth's surface rather than by direct solar radiation.

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