Multiple Choice
Why doesn't Earth get hot enough to boil oceans and melt rocks from the radiant energy it absorbs from the Sun?
A) The energy is transferred by atmospheric convection.
B) Most of the energy is stored as latent and chemical heat.
C) Ocean currents redistribute the heat to the poles.
D) Rocks, soil, and water reemit most of the energy they absorb from the Sun.
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