SWYK LGC: Earth's Energy Budget

What acts as the main supplier of energy to Earth?

(a)  

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What is supplied to the Earth by the Sun?

• Coal & Oil

• Light & Heat

• Just Heat

• Electricity & Magnestism

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What percentage of the incoming solar radiation DOES NOT affect processes on Earth?

• 23%

• 48%

• 29%

• 100%

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Which surface is LEAST likely to absorb solar energy and why?

• rock, because it is solid

• snow, because it is white

• water, because it is liquid

• asphalt, because it is black

Which is an example of a greenhouse gas?

• oxygen

• helium

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

This is an image demonstrating...

• Tornado Formation
• The Greenhouse Effect
• Hurricane Formation

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If greenhouse gas emissons decreased what would happen to the Earth's tempurature over time?

• It would increase

• It would decrease

• It would not be affected

• It would stay the same

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About 30% of the solar energy that reaches the atmosphere is reflected back into space. About 20% is absorbed by the air. What percentage reaches earth's surface?

• 50%
• 30%
• 100%
• 55%

dark colored surfaces _________ radiation

• reflect 
• absorb

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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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