ESS - Earth's Energy Budget

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

• water

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• ozone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which property of light is being demonstrated in this image?

• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• bending

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Carbon dioxide enters our atmosphere through

• the burning of fossil fuels

• evaporation

• the electromagnetic spectrum

• the process of photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What percentage of solar energy is reflected by atmosphere?

• 100%

• 6%

• 51%

How much solar energy is absorbed by the atmosphere?

• 16%

• 4%

• 7%