Quiz: Earth's Energy Source; Energy Budget; Heat Transfer

Where does all the energy that drives Earth's process comes from?

• cloud

• the sun

• carbon dioxide

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What percentage of solar energy is absorbed by the land and oceans?

• 30%

• 51%

• 100%

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What percentage of the sun's radiation is reflected back into space?

• 30%

• 51%

• 19%

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Energy from the sun travels to the Earth surface through ________.

• radiation

• conduction

The amount of energy entering the atmosphere should be _____________ the amount of energy leaving the atmosphere.

• more than

• less than

• equal to

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When solar energy is trapped in Earth's atmosphere, this is known as ________________.

• Doppler Effect

• Butterfly Effect

• Greenhouse Effect

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What is meant by Earth's Energy Budget?

• It's a way to see how much energy is coming into and out of Earth.

• It's the amount of money spent on all of Earth's energy.

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What energy process is causing the fish to cook?

• radiation

• conduction

• thermal invection

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Which type of heat transfer is represented by the letter A?

• conduction

• convection

• none of the above

Which best describes the energy transfer from the picture?

• convection

• ozone

• radiation

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