The general term describing the pollution related decline in insolation to insolation to the Earth's surface is
A) greenhouse effect.
B) earthshine.
C) Global dimming.
D) Atmospheric albedo.

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Global dimming is the phenomenon of decreased insolation reaching the Earth's surface due to pollution. This is caused by the reflection and absorption of solar radiation by aerosols and particles in the atmosphere, which results in less sunlight being able to penetrate through to the surface. The other choices, greenhouse effect and atmospheric albedo, are related to climate change and how the Earth's atmosphere reflects and traps heat, but they are not specifically related to decreased insolation. Earthshine refers to the reflection of sunlight off the Earth's surface back on to the Moon, and is not related to pollution or insolation on Earth.

The General Term Describing the Pollution Related Decline in Insolation