Solar Radiation

True or False- The Sun's energy being absorbed differently at different latitudes contribute to the uneven heating of earth.

• True

• False

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Energy from the sun is called ___.

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

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Solar radiation is the most indirect near the ___________.

• equator

• poles

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Why is the Equator warmest?

• Because it is closest to the sun.

• Because it receives the most direct sunlight

• Because no clouds form here.

• Because it is far from the sun

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The

(a)   activity increases and decreases in an ​ (b)   ​ (c)   cycle.

• sun's

• 11-year

• solar

• space radiation

• overexposure

• energy

• explosion

True or False- The Sun's energy being absorbed differently by land and water contribute to the uneven heating of earth.

• True

• False

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Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.

• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

• The equator always receives direct sunlight.

• The equator has 18 hour days.

_______is a measure of the reflective characteristics of the Earth's surface.

• Albedo

• Greenhouse Effect

• Climate

What has the highest albedo?

• the oceans

• Ice in the Arctic or Antarctic

• the ground

• roads

T/F:
The further North of the equator you are the less direct the sunlight that hits the Earth is.

• True

• False