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Date May 2011 Marks available 1 Reference code 11M.1.HL.TZ2.37
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Question number 37 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which of the following describes the role of the atmosphere in the greenhouse effect?

  1. The atmosphere is transparent to all solar radiation.

  2. The atmosphere absorbs infrared radiation from the ground.

  3. The atmosphere scatters red light more than blue light.

  4. Clouds in the atmosphere prevent absorption of infrared radiation.

Markscheme

B

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Core » Topic 8: Energy production » 8.2 – Thermal energy transfer
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