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... atmosphere carbon dioxide creates a " greenhouse effect . " Like glass in a greenhouse , it allows light rays from the Sun to pass through , but it does not allow the heat rays generated when sunlight is absorbed by the surface of the ...
... atmosphere carbon dioxide creates a " greenhouse effect . " Like glass in a greenhouse , it allows light rays from the Sun to pass through , but it does not allow the heat rays generated when sunlight is absorbed by the surface of the ...
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... atmosphere . These incoming particles are known as " primary " cosmic rays . Interactions between these particles and the atoms and ions of the air , the Earth's magnetic field , recording instruments , and the ground produce ...
... atmosphere . These incoming particles are known as " primary " cosmic rays . Interactions between these particles and the atoms and ions of the air , the Earth's magnetic field , recording instruments , and the ground produce ...
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... atmosphere are called atmospheric transition curves . The transition curve of the total number of charged particles reflects the combined effect of all the processes discussed above . The maximum in the atmospheric transition curve is ...
... atmosphere are called atmospheric transition curves . The transition curve of the total number of charged particles reflects the combined effect of all the processes discussed above . The maximum in the atmospheric transition curve is ...
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