Climate Science 1

Using the options below.

Fill in the 1st blank to complete the statement:

(1)_______________ from the (2)________________ heats the surface, warms the atmosphere, and powers the ocean currents

• Convection

• Solar flares

• Thermal infrared radiation

• Reflected sunlight

• Energy

Using the options below.

Fill in the 2nd blank to complete the statement:

(1)_______________ from the (2)________________ heats the surface, warms the atmosphere, and powers the ocean currents

• Stratosphere

• Sun

• Greenhouse gas

• Earth's core

• Earth

Fill in the blank:

The energy escapes in the form of __________________: like the energy you feel radiating from a heat lamp.

• Convection

• CO₂

• Thermal infrared radiation

• Solar radiation

Using the image as a guide,

select the 3 key elements

required to create seasons.

• Radiation is not absorbed evenly across the planet.

• Albedo is needed to change the amount of heat remaining on the earth.

• Distribution changes with the seasons.

• Greenhouse gasses must be present.

• Axis tilt doesn't change, but its orientation relative to the sun does.

Energy that Earth receives from sunlight is balanced by an equal amount of energy radiating into space.

• True

• False

Energy leaves the surface through three processes: evaporation, convection, and emission of thermal infrared energy.

• True

• False

Select all answers that apply.

What is the natural greenhouse effect?

• Greenhouse gas molecules radiate heat in all directions

• Some heat comes back into contact with the Earth’s surface and is absorbed

• Is causing dangerous global warming

• The surface becomes warmer than with solar heating alone

• Water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and other trace gases are transparent allowing heat to escape.

Mark all that apply.

Sunlight is balanced by….

• Reflected sunlight shooting past greenhouse gasses

• Heat that is absorbed by the ozone

• Heat that is radiated from the Earth’s surface

• Greenhouse gasses that hold in heat

HINT: Think back to the Data Mining you did on

the NASA Earth's Observatory web page. This is MORE

THAN how energy leaves the surface of the Earth.

Question: Which group of answers list 5 processes that even out the earth's energy?

• Evaporation, Convection cells, Rainfall, Winds, Ocean currents

• Evaporation, Conduction cells, Rainfall, Winds, Jet Streams

• Evaporation, Hadley cells, Snow & rain, Reflection, Earth's Conveyor Belt

This is a 2-PART question.

Select the correct combination of answers:

1) What is sunlight's incoming wavelength?

AND

2) What is the the Earth's emitted wavelength?

• 1) gamma rays

  2) xrays

• 1) flux capacitor

  2) electromagnetic radiation

• 1) visible wavelengths of light

  2) long wave radiation

• 1) visible thermal wavelengths

  2) peak radiation