GPN 12 Atmospheric Budget

What is the average amount of solar energy in the atmosphere called?

• Solar constant

• Solar sustenance

• Solar perpetual

• Solar standard

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere is closest to the surface?

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

Clouds reflect approximately what percentage of insolation?

• 10-20%

• 30-40%

• 40-90%

• 90-100%

Which type of radiation is given off from the Earth?

• Long-wave

• Short-wave

What is the main cause of climate change?

• Increased short-wave solar radiation

• Increased long-wave infrared radiation

Which type of feedback loop reinforces distance away from status quo

• Positive feedback loop

• Negative feedback loop

Negative feedback loops bring a system towards

• equilibrium

• disorder

How many molecules of CO2 is equivalent to one molecule of methane in terms of greenhouse effect?

• 10

• 28

• 50

• 100

Higher temperatures mean greater...

• evaporation

• percolation

• infiltration

• interception

What happens when ice melts and is replaced by a dark sea?

• Reflects more solar energy

• Absorbs more solar energy