Multiple Choice
The maximum actual solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface is slightly less than the solar constant because
A) Earth's axis of rotation is tilted.
B) the atmosphere absorbs some energy.
C) the atmosphere reflects some energy.
D) of the uneven distribution of continents and ocean basins.
E) the atmosphere absorbs some energy and the atmosphere reflects some energy.
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