Topic 5&6 Energy in Earth's Atmosphere

Why does liquid water, such as our lakes and oceans, take longer to warm up and cool down than other substances?

• it's low elevation

• high specific heat

• reflects most insolation

• gains heat during evaporation

Which electromagnetic energy has a shorter wavelength than ultraviolet?

• visible light

• x-rays

• microwaves

• radio waves

Which type of heat transfer allows the sun's insolation to reach Earth's atmosphere?

• Conductioin

• Convection

• Radiation

When light energy enters a substance such as water and the object in the water appears in a different position than it actually is, this is due to the light energy being

• Reflected

• Refracted

• Scattered

• Absorbed

When Earth re-radiates energy that it absorbed back into the atmosphere, it is in the form of

• Microwaves

• Visible Light

• Ultraviolet

• Infrared

What effect would a massive volcanic eruption have on our global temperatures?

• Global temperatures would increase due to decreases atmospheric transparency

• Global temperatures would decrease due to increase in atmospheric transparency.

• Global temperatures would decrease due to a decrease in atmospheric transparency

• Global temperatures would increase due to an increase in atmospheric transparency

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How does the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere affect the atmosphere's temperature?

• If greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increase, they trap more heat and warm the atmosphere.
• If greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increase, they trap less heat and the atmosphere cools.
• If greenhouse gases in the atmosphere decrease, they trap more heat and warm the atmosphere. 

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Greenhouse gases, in moderate amounts, keep the Earth's temperature stable

• True
• False

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What is an electromagnetic wave?

• The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
• A form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space.
• Wavelengths that are longer than red light.
• Invisible form of energy with Wavelengths that are shorter than. violent light

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What is an infrared radiation?

• Wavelengths that are longer than red light.
• Energy from the sun.
• An invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than violet light.
• Energy observed by the Earth's atmosphere.

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