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Of the Solar Radiation Entering the Atmosphere,select All of the Following

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Of the solar radiation entering the atmosphere,select all of the following statements that are true.


A) About 8% is absorbed by atmospheric dust and water vapor.
B) About 20% is reflected down to Earth as indirect radiation.
C) About 96% is absorbed by the various land and water bodies on the surface, thus heating the Earth.
D) About 45% is direct and indirect radiation that actually reaches the surface.
E) About 3% is absorbed by ozone.

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