NOTES: the Sun and Earth's Atmosphere

NOTES: the Sun and Earth's Atmosphere

Multiple Choice

What type of storm is produced by cumulonimbus clouds, has lightning and thunder and can occur year-round and at all hours?

• blizzard

• drought

• thunderstorm

Multiple Choice

What type of storm forms over warm, tropical water and is fed by the energy of that water?

• blizzard

• drought

• hurricane

• tornado

Multiple Choice

Energy for wind comes from the

• moon

• ocean

• Sun

Multiple Choice

short wavelengths; can break chemical bonds

• Gamma

• Infrared

• Ultraviolet

• Visible Light

Multiple Choice

According to the diagram, what percentage of solar radiation is absorbed by Earth’s surface?

• 6%

• 19%

• 51%

Multiple Choice

Which two gases are greenhouse gases?

• nitrogen and neon

• oxygen and helium

• carbon dioxide and methane

• hydrogen and argon

Multiple Choice

is responsible for heating most of the troposphere

• conduction

• convection

• radiation