1. 99% of the radiation Earth receives from the Sun is

visible light and ultra violet light.

2. About 20% of the radation from the Sun is

absorebed by particles in atmosphere.

7. What does Radiation Balance mean?

Radiation means when the Sun's rays come in Earth's atmosphere more radiation goes out so its a cycle and there doesn't get to much radiation.

8. List the three kinds of energy transfer.

Conduction, convection, and latent.

10. What is the greenhouse effect?

The greenhouse effect is where a bunch of gases in our atmosphere trap heat in but it also helps circulate the heat so it doesn't get to hot.

11. How do these three types of thermal energy tranfer warm Earth's atmosphere.

Conduction, Convetion, and Latent.

12. What is the difference beetween stable air and unstable air?

Stable air is cooler so it weighs more and unstable air is warmer so it weighs less.

14. Which gases in the atmosphere contribute the most to this process

Oxygen, Water vapor, nitrogen, and CO2

22. Which three components make up almost all the energy Earth receives from the Sun?

Conduction, Convection, and Latent.

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Lesson 2 Questions

Question	Answer
1. 99% of the radiation Earth receives from the Sun is	visible light and ultra violet light.
2. About 20% of the radation from the Sun is	absorebed by particles in atmosphere.
3. About 25% of radiation from the Sun is	reflected by clouds.
4. About 5% of radiation from the Sun is	reflected by land.
5. About 50% of the Sun's rays	reach Earth's surface.
6. Absorbed radiation is remitted as	infared light.
7. What does Radiation Balance mean?	Radiation means when the Sun's rays come in Earth's atmosphere more radiation goes out so its a cycle and there doesn't get to much radiation.
8. List the three kinds of energy transfer.	Conduction, convection, and latent.
9. In what form does solar energy travel to Earth?	In visble light form.
10. What is the greenhouse effect?	The greenhouse effect is where a bunch of gases in our atmosphere trap heat in but it also helps circulate the heat so it doesn't get to hot.
11. How do these three types of thermal energy tranfer warm Earth's atmosphere.	Conduction, Convetion, and Latent.
12. What is the difference beetween stable air and unstable air?	Stable air is cooler so it weighs more and unstable air is warmer so it weighs less.
13. What name is given to the process depicted in the diagram?	Radiation Balance.
14. Which gases in the atmosphere contribute the most to this process	Oxygen, Water vapor, nitrogen, and CO2
15. When warm air rises, energy is transfered to the atmosphere by .	Temperature inversion
16. Air moving over a moutain range is called a	Moutain Wave
17. When air is ________________ the verticle movements of air are strong.	Unstable
18. When air is _________________ these movements are weak	Stable.
19. A ___________________ occurs when air in the upper troposhpere is warmer then air in the lower tropospher.	Leticular.
20. This condition can cause a build up of ___________________ at lower altitudes.	Air pollution.
21. What is the term for the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves?	Radiation.
22. Which three components make up almost all the energy Earth receives from the Sun?	Conduction, Convection, and Latent.
23. About how much incoming solar radiation is absorbed by Earth's atmosphere.	20%.
24. About how much incoming solar radiation reaches Earth's surface and is absorbed	50%.
25. What is absorbed Radiation remitted as?	Infared light.

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