Earth's Energy Budget and the Greenhouse Effect

Which of the following greenhouse gases enters our atmosphere through evaporation?

• water

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• ozone

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Which property of light is being demonstrated in this image?

• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• bending

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Which color of light has the longest wavelength?

• violet

• green

• blue

• red

If greenhouse gases increase and build up in our atmosphere, what happens?

• They trap more heat and global temperatures rise.

• They trap more heat and global temperatures decrease.

• They trap less heat and global temperatures rise.

• They trap less heat and global temperatures decrease.

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What percentage of the Sun's energy is reflected back into space?

• 100%

• About 50%

• About 30%

• It depends on the weather.

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The energy coming in to from the sun minus the energy being radiated out is known as

• the greenhouse effect

• global warming

• Earth's energy budget

• the electromagnetic spectrum

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When solar energy hits the earth

• it can be reflected by light colored surfaces like ice

• it can be absorbed by light colored surfaces by ice

• it can be reflected by dark colored surfaces like asphalt

• it cannot affect processes that occur on earth

Heat is radiated back to space from earth as

• visible light

• ultraviolet radiation

• gamma radiation

• infrared radiation

The wavelengths of electromagnetic energy that can be seen by humans is known as

• ultrared radiation

• visible light

• ultraviolet radiation

• infrared radiation

According to the diagram, what can happen when solar energy hits clouds in Earth's atmosphere?

• it can be reflected or absorbed

• it can only be absorbed

• it can only be reflected

• it is neither reflected nor absorbed

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