Atmospheric Energy Balance Exercise

Atmospheric Energy Balance

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Atmospheric Energy Balance

Learn how incoming solar energy and outgoing radiation interact to balance Earth's atmospheric temperature.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What incoming energy enters Earth's atmospheric system?

  2. MultiChoice

    What term describes the fraction of light reflected by a surface like ice or clouds?

  3. MultiChoice

    Do bright white ice sheets have high albedo or low albedo?

  4. MultiChoice

    Do dark ocean waters have high albedo or low albedo?

  5. MultiChoice

    Roughly what percentage of incoming solar energy is reflected back into space by clouds and surface?

  6. MultiChoice

    Roughly what percentage of incoming solar energy is absorbed by Earth's land, water, and atmosphere?

  7. MultiChoice

    Earth radiates absorbed solar energy back out into space primarily as what form of light?

  8. MultiChoice

    What happens if Earth absorbs more energy than it radiates back out into space?

  9. MultiChoice

    What process transfers heat from warm Earth ground directly into the air molecules touching it?

  10. MultiChoice

    The movement of warm air rising and cool air sinking in the troposphere is called what?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which surface type has the highest albedo?

  12. MultiChoice

    Which surface absorbs the most solar energy due to low albedo?