Quiz; Insolation

Insolation, incoming solar radiation, is

• radiated from the Sun and absorbed by but not reflected by the Earth

• absorbed by the Sun and radiated by the Earth

• is radiated by the Sun and absorbed and reflected by the Earth

• is radiated by the Sun and ONLY reflected by the Earth

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Which location on Earth receives a 90 degree Angle of Insolation on the Equinox?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• South Pole

Which process is responsible for the greatest loss of energy from Earth’s surface into space on a clear night?

• Condensation
• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection

Equal areas of which surface will absorb the most insolation?

• Partially melted snowfield
• Blacktop parking lot
• White sand beach
• Lake surface

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Most of which type of electromagnetic radiation is given off by Earth’s surface at night?

• gamma rays
• ultraviolet light  
• visible light
• infrared rays

Equal areas of which type of surface will reflect the most insolation?

• light gray rooftop Option 1*
• dark tropical forest
• snow-covered field
• black paved road

Which diagram best represents how greenhouse gases in our atmosphere trap heat energy?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Base your answers to questions 28 through 30 on the diagrams below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The diagrams, labeled A, B, and C, represent equal-sized portions of the Sun’s rays striking Earth’s surface at 23.5° N latitude at noon at three different times of the year. The angle at which the Sun’s rays hit Earth’s surface and the relative areas of Earth’s surface receiving the rays at the three different angles of insolation are shown. As viewed in sequence from A to B to C, these diagrams represent which months and which change in the intensity of insolation?

• December → March → June; and decreasing intensity
• December → March → June; and increasing intensity
• June → September → December; and decreasing intensity
• June → September → December; and increasing intensity

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The length of time that daylight is received at a location

during one day is called the location's

• intensity of insolation

• angle of insolation

• eccentricity of insolation

• duration of insolation

As the angle of light decreased (when you started to angle the flashlight closer to the paper) what happened to the size of the circle of light?

• The size of circle of light increased.

• The size of the circle of light decreased

• There was no change in the circle of light.

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