Earth's Energy Budget

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Which property of light is being demonstrated in this image?

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reflection

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What percentage of the Sun's energy is reflected back into space?

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About 30%

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Heat is radiated back to space from earth as

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infrared radiation

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The wavelengths of electromagnetic energy that can be seen by humans is known as

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visible light

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According to the diagram, what can happen when solar energy hits clouds in Earth's atmosphere?

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it can be reflected or absorbed

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The range of wavelengths of radiation (including infrared, visible light, and ultraviolet) is known as

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the electromagnetic spectrum

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What percentage of solar energy that reaches the atmosphere reaches earth's surface? Options: 50%, 30%, 100%, 55%

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50%

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What is the primary source of energy for the Earth? Options: Coal, Wind power, Natural gas, The sun

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The sun

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About 30% of the sun's incoming energy never reaches Earth because it is....

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reflected back into space

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The balance of energy that is absorbed, reflected, and emitted by Earth is called what?

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Energy Budget