Earth's Energy Balance

What kind of heat transfer happens when sunlight is warming earth's surface?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Density

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does the air move in a land breeze?

• From east to west
• From west to east
• From the land to the ocean
• From the ocean to the land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which factor is most responsible for the movement of the air shown?

• uneven heating of the air
• imbalance in organisms breathing the air
• sunlight getting blocked by the land
• different levels of liquid in the air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• 50%
• 30%
• 100%
• 75%

What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?

• Coal
• Wind power
• Natural gas
• The sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

About 30% of the sun's incoming energy never reaches Earth because it is....

• absorbed by the ocean
• trapped by the gravitational pull between the moon and the Earth 
• reflected back into space
• destroyed by the ozone layer

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Land heats up and cools down faster than water.

• True
• False

Dark colored surfaces _________ radiation

• reflect 

• absorb

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light colored surfaces ____________ radiation 

• absorb

• reflect

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