The Sun and the Weather

Where does the Earth get most of its energy?

• Volcanoes

• Sun

• Fossil Fuels

• Wind

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Where does the Sun gets its energy

• being on fire

• no one knows

• forcing hydrogen together to make Helium

• splitting helium apart

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Which is not a unit of energy or power.

• Watt

• Calorie

• Joule

• Newton

What does a WATT measure

• how much energy there is

• how much heat the sun gives

• How quickly energy changes form

• How much CO2 traps heat

Every part of the Earth receives the same amount of energy throughout the year.

• True

• False

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What is insolation?

• The amount of sunlight absorbed on a horizontal surface.

• The material the stops heat transfer

• The name for the process of turning hydrogen into helium

• how hot the sun is

Why does the sun move across the sky each day?

• The sun is moving in a pattern through the planets

• The sun rises in the east and then travels around the Earth to set in the west

• The sun is not moving the Earth is actually spinning

• The sun is not moving the Earth is in different spots on in orbital path

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how does the heat from the Sun change throughout the day

• It starts low and then gets higher until Sunset.

• As the sun rises higher the concentration increases and then decreases as it gets lower

• It is the same throughout the day

• It depends on where you live

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Why is it generally warmer in Brazil than it is in Canada

• Brazil is closer to the equator

• Brazil is closer to the sun

• Brazil gets more solar energy in a year then Canada

• The sunlight is more direct in Brazil and more slanted in Canada

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When is the Earth closer to the Sun

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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