Earth’s surface absorbs forty-six percent of incoming solar radiation. would more of this energy be absorbed in deserts or in rain forests? explain your answer.

The rain forests would absorb more incoming solar radiation because rain forests have darker colors and rougher surfaces than deserts. Dark colors absorb more energy than light colors and rough surfaces absorb more energy than smooth surfaces.

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relative dating involves things like higher layers are most recent than rocks lower in the sequence. this can be extended to the known sequence of fossils. rocks containing rabbit fossils are later than those containing dinosaur fossils.  

absolute dating methods mainly use radioactive elements that have known rates of decay and produce recognizable products. for example potassium 40 decays to produce argon. once a rock has solidified the argon is trapped. by measuring the argon and potassium0 you can get an accurate number for the age.  

some other methods are good for archaeological ages. dendrochronology involves recognizing the sequence of tree rings. the orientation of magnetized particles in baked clay can be used to date a fire.

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