Energy Budget

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What is the total percentage of solar energy reflected back into space?

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30%

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What is the total percentage of solar energy radiated to space?

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70%

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How much solar energy is absorbed by land and oceans?

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51%

Front

What is the total amount of solar energy NOT absorbed by land and oceans?

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49%

Front

Which radiation causes sunburns?

Back

Ultraviolet or UV

Front

What is the main source of energy for the Earth?

Back

The Sun

Front

What percentage of solar energy is absorbed by the Earth?

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51%

Front

What happens to the solar energy that is not absorbed by the Earth?

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It is reflected or radiated back into space.

Front

What is the role of oceans in the energy budget?

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Oceans absorb solar energy and help regulate the Earth's temperature.

Front

What is the greenhouse effect?

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The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gases.