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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The most direct sunlight hits the Earth near the _________________.

A unit measured in degrees that describes a position on Earth relative to the equator.

Energy travels from the equator and toward the poles through the ... (Choose all that apply)

As the atmosphere and hydrosphere transport energy around the globe, the thermal energy transfer present is...

Changes in the angle at which sunlight strikes Earth causes ___________.

When the northern hemisphere is in summer, the southern hemisphere is in......

Earth's axial tilt is __________.

Mercury does not have a greenhouse effect because it does not have a ......

What type of energy is emitted (released) from the Earth after it is absorbed by the sun?