Earth's Energy Budget

% of Earth's incoming solar energy is reflected by the atmosphere.

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_% of Earth's incoming solar energy is reflected by clouds.

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% of Earth's incoming solar energy is absorbed by the atmosphere.

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_% of Earth's incoming solar energy is absorbed by land and oceans.

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_% of Earth's incoming solar energy is carried to clouds and the atmosphere by latent heat in water vapor.

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_% of Earth's incoming solar energy is radiated then absorbed by the atmosphere.

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% of Earth's incoming solar energy is radiated directly to space from earth.

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_% of Earth's incoming solar energy is radiated to space from clouds and the atmosphere.

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_% of Earth's incoming solar energy is transferred by conduction through rising air.

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What is the Earth's Energy Budget?

• The balance between incoming and outgoing energy on Earth

• The total energy consumption by humans on Earth

• The amount of energy stored in Earth's core

• The energy produced by Earth's tectonic activities

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