Earth's Energy Budget
What percent of energy does Earth receive from the sun?
What is 100 %
Greenhouse gases helps trap heat that forms a blanket around the Earth. This helps keep the _______ consistent
What is Temperature/Climate?
Energy from the sun is called ___________.
What is insolation?
When radiated energy of the sun strikes Earth it is either _______ or __________.
What is reflected or absorbed.
What are the 3 types of Heat transfer?
What are Conduction, Convection, Radiation?
Solar radiation is reflected, Scattered and ______ by the atmosphere
What is Absorbed?
Greenhouse gases consist of Water vapor and Carbon dioxide. T/F
What is True?
Insulation is radiant energy from the sun in our solar system. T/F
What is false?
A smooth surface may have more (albedo/absorption) than a rough surface?
What is albedo?
Touching a hot pot and burning your hand is heat transfer by ___________?
What is Conduction?
56% of the sun's energy is absorbed by the atmosphere. Is this true or false?
False, 16%.
Heat from the Sun is either __________, __________ or _______________
What is Absorbed, Scattered or reflected?
The most intense form of photon of which we are aware is which type of light?
What is gamma?
Why might a tropical jungle have more albedo than a desert?
What is water vapor and water droplets are highly reflective?
Laying on a Sandy beach and getting a tan is a form of heat transfer through ____________
What is Radiation?
What % of the Sun's radiating waves are absorbed by the Earth and Oceans?
What is 51%
Why is the Green house effect so important?
What is, it determines the Earth's Climate?
All light on the ________________ is distinguished by it's frequency and wavelength.
What is EM or electromagnetic spectrum?
Something that has 45% absorption will have what albedo?
What is .55?
Boiling water in a pot is heat transfer through?
What is Convection?
What % is carried by the water vapor in the atmosphere, mostly via evaporation?
What is 23%
Is the Green house effect where certain gases in the atmosphere absorb and give off infrared radiation?
What is Yes!
This is the percent of insolation that is absorbed by Earth overall.
What is 51%?
Water has a higher ability to absorbed energy than soil, according to our table. True or False?
What is False?
Radiation is heat transfer through _________
Conduction is heat transfer through ___________
Convection is heat transfer through _____ and _______
What are Waves, touch and air and water?