Solar Energy and the Atmosphere

The sphere of the Earth that includes all the gases that surround the Earth is _______.

• Biosphere

• Atmoshpere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

Of the portion of sunlight that reaches Earth’s atmosphere, only about __________ reaches Earth’s surface

• 25 %

• 50 %

• 75 %

• 100%

Choose all of the following types of light that make it to the Earth from the Sun:

• Ultraviolet

• Infrared

• Light

• X Rays

• Gamma Rays

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Which of the following light types has the shortest wavelength and therefore the most energy?

• Infrared

• Visible

• Ultraviolet

What happens to the sunlight that does NOT reach Earth’s surface? (Choose all the apply)

• It is absorbed by the atmosphere

• It is absorbed by Earth's Surface

• It is reflected back to space

• It disappears

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Gases in the atmosphere that absorb the energy of infrared light:

• Reflection Gases

• Absorbing Gases

• Greenhouse Gases

• Global Warming Gases

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Which of the following is NOT a Greenhouse Gas (GHG)?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

• Oxygen

The greenhouse effect is the warming of the atmosphere, specifically Earth’s ___________, by energy trapped by greenhouse gases.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

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Which wavelength of light makes up most of the light that reaches Earth’s surface?

• Visible light

• Ultraviolet light

• Infrared Light

Earth’s surface is warmed by the visible light that it absorbs. Earth then gives off lower-energy __________ light, which can then be absorbed by gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere.

• Visible

• Infrared

• Ultraviolet

• Gamma

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