Higher Atmosphere

Which area of the world receives a surplus of energy?

• Poles

• Tropics

Which area of the world receives a deficit of energy?

• Poles

• Tropics

Why is the atmosphere thicker at the Poles?

• The albedo effect

• The tilt of the Earth

• The curvature of the Earth

How does the atmosphere reduce the amount of solar radiation reaching the surface of the Earth?

• Albedo Effect

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Absorption and Reflection

What is the Albedo Effect?

• The depth of the atmosphere

• The tilt of the Earth

• Reflectivity of different coloured surfaces

• The curve of the Earth

What has a high albedo effect?

• White snow and ice

• Dark rainforests

Due to the curvature of the Earth ...

• the sun's rays are concentrated at a smaller area at the Tropics

• the sun's rays are concentrated at a larger area at the Tropics

• the sun's rays are concentrated at a smaller area at the Poles

• the sun's rays are concentrated at a larger area at the Poles

Where is closer to the sun due to the curvature of the Earth?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Tropics

Due to the tilt of the Earth...

• there is limited insolation at the Tropics during summer

• there is limited insolation at the Tropics during winter

• there is limited insolation at the Poles during winter

• there is limited insolation at the Poles during summer

The Tropics receive insolation all year round due to the sun being overhead. True or False?

• True

• False