Earth's Energy Budget & Energy Distribution

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Earth's energy budget tracks how much energy flows in and out of Earth's climate.

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True

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What type of energy distribution causes a spoon to become warm when placed in hot soup?

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conduction

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The sun heats up the inside of a car. This is what type of energy distribution? Options: conduction, radiation, convection, collision

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radiation

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What type of energy distribution is experienced when feeling the sun on your face at the beach? Options: radiation, conduction, conversion, convection.

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radiation

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What type of energy distribution causes macaroni to move in a circular pattern while boiling?

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convection

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The way in which heat is trapped close to the surface of Earth by gases in our atmosphere is known as

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The Greenhouse Effect

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Earth's energy budget is like an equation. Choose the correct equation.

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energy in = energy out

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When chocolate melts in your hands, that is a form of what type of energy distribution?

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conduction

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What happens to molecules when air or water is heated?

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They move faster and farther apart, causing them to rise.

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Electromagnetic waves of energy from the sun heat our atmosphere and this energy distribution is known as

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radiation