The Sun and Earth's Energy Budget

Earth's energy budget tracks how much energy flows in and out of Earth's climate.

• True

• False

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Earth's energy budget is like an equation. Choose the correct equation.

• energy in = energy out

• energy in is less than energy out

• energy in is more than energy out

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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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Heat is radiated back to space from earth as

• visible light

• ultraviolet radiation

• gamma radiation

• infrared radiation

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Infrared Light is

• the light you can see from the sun

• this is where most of the warmth that you feel from the sun comes from

• higher-energy radiation that can harm life

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An unbalanced energy budget can increase or decrease global temperatures and disrupt the balance of energy in Earth's system.

• True

• False

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What 2 things can disturb the Earth's energy budget?

• decrease in greenhouse gases

• increase in polar ice caps

• increase in greenhouse gases

• decrease in polar ice caps

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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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What percentage of the Sun's energy is reflected back into space?

• 100%

• About 50%

• About 30%

• It depends on the weather.

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• H₂O

• CH₄

• CO₂

• O₂

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