Energy and Insolation Review

Which square meter of these natural areas would most likely absorb the most insolation during a clear day?

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Study the diagrams. Which insolation angle location would be receiving the most intense energy?

• Location A

• Location B

• Location C

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Equal areas of which surface will absorb the most insolation?

• Partially melted snowfield
• Blacktop parking lot
• White sand beach
• Lake surface

Equal areas of which type of surface will reflect the most insolation?

• light gray rooftop

• dark tropical forest
• snow-covered field
• black paved road

Which diagram best represents how greenhouse gases in our atmosphere trap heat energy?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which of the following are examples of greenhouse gases?

• Water vapor, carbon and nitrogen

• Carbon monoxide, nitrogen and methane

• Oxygen, carbon and nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane

Any energy coming from the Sun is called . . .

• Insolation

• Insulation

• Convection

• Interpretation

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In New York State, the risk of sunburn is greatest between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on summer days because

• The air temperature is hot
• The angle of insolation is high
• Earth's surface reflects most of the sunlight
• The Sun is closest to the Earth

What happens to the angle of insolation between 6 am and solar noon?

• it decreases
• it increases
• it remains the same
• it increases then decreases

What factor has the greatest influence on the number of daylight hours a particular location receives?

• latitude
• longitude
• diameter of the Sun
• distance from the Sun

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