W ha t a re fo ur fa cto rs th a t c o ntr ib ute to E arth ’s s ta ble te m pera tu re s? F ir s t, th e r e aso n w hy th is is a g ood q ue stio n is b eca use w ith o ut s ta ble te ...

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W ha t a re fo ur fa cto rs th a t c o ntr ib ute to E arth ’s s ta ble te m pera tu re s?
F ir s t, th e r e aso n w hy th is is a g ood q ue stio n is b eca use w ith o ut s ta ble te m pera tu re s, th e re is li ttle c ha nce o f h a vin g th e
a bund ance o f li fe th a t w e h a ve to day. E ve n w ith ic e a ges, w he n m uch o f th e E arth is c o ve re d w ith h ug e ic e s he ets , li fe h a s
b een a ble to s urv iv e .
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F ir s t, th e r e aso n w hy th is is a g ood q ue stio n is b eca use w ith o ut s ta ble te m pera tu re s, th e re is li ttle c ha nce o f h a vin g th e
a bund ance o f li fe th a t w e h a ve to day. E ve n w ith ic e a ges, w he n m uch o f th e E arth is c o ve re d w ith h ug e ic e s he ets , li fe h a s
b een a ble to s urv iv e .
(1 ) O ne fa cto r th a t c o ntr ib ute s to E arth 's s ta ble te m pera tu re s is th e e xis te nce o f a n a tm osp he re . E ve n th o ug h it is v e ry th in ,
th e a tm osp he re is li k e a " b la nke t" a ro und th e E arth th a t tr a ps h e at e ne rg y fr o m th e S un. W he n s unli g ht r e ache s E arth , s o m e
o f it is r e fle cte d b ack o ut in to s p ace , b ut m ost o f it is a bso rb ed b y E arth 's a tm osp he re , la nd , a nd o ce ans. W he n th is e ne rg y
is r e -ra dia te d b ack in to th e a tm osp he re , a gain , s o m e o f it is a bso rb ed b y th e a tm osp he re .
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