15.2 Atmospheric Heating

How much energy radiated by the sun reaches Earth?

• About 20%

• About 2 billionths

• About 80%

• About 50%

Energy transferred as electromagnetic waves is called....

• Thermal Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conservation

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Energy transferred as heat through a material by contact/touch is called....

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conservation

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Thermal energy transferred by circulation of a liquid or gas is called....

• Thermal Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conservation

The process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb thermal energy and radiate it back to earth is called....

• The Coriolis Effect

• The Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Fossil Fuels

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When the amount of energy received from the sun and the amount of energy returned to space are about equal, is called

• Seasonal equality

• Solar redirection

• Radiation Balance

• Triple Beam Balance

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One reason for global warming may be

• decreasing global gases

• increasing global gases

• increasing greenhouse gases

• decreasing noble gases

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Most solar energy that reaches Earth's atmosphere is

• absorbed by Earth's surface

• reflected by Earth's surface

• scattered by clouds

• released through the hole in the ozone layer

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In making popcorn, the popcorn made using a heated pot in a popcorn maker transfers heat into the kernels by...

• Convection

• Conservation

• Conduction

• Radiation

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When roasting marshmallows on the end of a stick at a campfire, where would you place the marshmallow if you wanted it to cook by convection?

• Above the fire

• In the fire

• In the glowing embers

• Under the chair