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Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature
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Why do isotherms bend while crossing the continents and oceans ?

Answer

Due to differential heating and cooling of the land and the oceans.

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Some More Questions From Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature Chapter

What are the isotherms ?

What part of heat energy radiated by the sun is intercepted by the earth ?

What do you mean by the annual range of temperature?

Which is the most important process of heating the atmosphere ?

Why do isotherms bend while crossing the continents and oceans ?

Mention distance from the sea as a factors controlling temperature distribution.

How altitude act a factor in temperature distributions? 

Why do different parallels receive different amounts of insolation ?

What is the inversion of temperature? Why does inversion of temperature occur in winter night?

 How do clouds affect the temperature of a place ?