Earth's Energy Budget and the Greenhouse Effect

The energy coming in to from the sun minus the energy being radiated out is known as

• the greenhouse effect

• global warming

• Earth's energy budget

• the electromagnetic spectrum

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When solar energy hits the earth

• it can be reflected by light colored surfaces like ice

• it can be absorbed by light colored surfaces by ice

• it can be reflected by dark colored surfaces like asphalt

• it cannot affect processes that occur on earth

According to the diagram, what can happen when solar energy hits clouds in Earth's atmosphere?

• it can be reflected or absorbed

• it can only be absorbed

• it can only be reflected

• it is neither reflected nor absorbed

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The range of wavelengths of radiation(including infrared, visible light, and ultraviolet) is known as

• Earth's energy budget

• solar flares

• the greenhouse effect

• the electromagnetic spectrum

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The energy form the sun that reaches the Earth is absorbed by _________________________. 

• land and water
• underground water
• trees
• people

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When solar energy hits the earth

• it can be reflected by light colored surfaces like ice

• it can be absorbed by light colored surfaces by ice

• it can be reflected by dark colored surfaces like asphalt

• it cannot affect processes that occur on earth

Earth's energy budget is like an equation. Choose the correct equation.

• energy in = energy out

• energy in is less than energy out

• energy in is more than energy out

The amount of light reflected by a surface. Represented by a value between 0-1.

• Carbon Cycle

• Albedo

• Photosynthesis

• Nuclear Fusion

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