The Earth's Energy Budget

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What do you think the Earth's Energy Budget is?

Multiple Choice

How much of the incoming energy entering the earth's atmosphere comes from the sun?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Multiple Choice

Earth's Energy Budget is

• The amount of money the US spends on energy

• The amount of money every country spends on energy

• the balance between the amount of energy absorbed by the Earth verses the amount of energy reflected out to space

• the uneven balance between the amount of energy absorbed by the Earth verses the amount of energy reflected out to space

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How much of the Earth's incoming energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface?

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How much of the Earth's incoming energy is reflected by the Earth's atmosphere and clouds?

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How much of the Earth's incoming energy is absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere and clouds?

Multiple Choice

For the budget to be in balance, the amount getting absorbed needs to be equal to the amount getting reflected.

• True

• False

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If 80% of the Sun’s energy is getting taken in each day then

% must be given off to keep the budget in balance.

Multiple Choice

Earth's Energy Budget is not in balance because ___

• Earth is keeping more heat than it is releasing

• Earth is releasing more heat than it is keeping

• Earth's Energy Budget is in balance

Multiple Choice

Due to _____________ the Earth's Energy Budget is not in balance.

• increase of greenhouse gases

• Decrease of sun's incoming energy

• Decrease of greenhouse gases

• Increase of sun's incoming energy

Poll

This activity helped you to learn more about the Earth's Energy Budget.

• Yes, a lot!

• I learned a little.

• I still have questions...

• What were we learning about again?