Earth's Energy Budget Quiz

Earth's energy budget accounts for the balance between the energy that Earth receives from the Sun and the energy the Earth loses back into outer space.

Earth's energy budget depends on many factors, such as atmospheric aerosols, greenhouse gases, the planet's surface albedo (reflectivity), clouds, vegetation, land use patterns, and more.

Unevenly distributed solar irradiance, with the Sun heating the equatorial tropics more than the polar regions, drives interactions in Earth's climate system as the energy seeks equilibrium across the planet.

<p>The result is Earth's climate, which involves interactions in Earth's water, ice, atmosphere, rocky crust, and all living things.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Smaller energy sources, such as Earth's internal heat, are taken into consideration, but make a tiny contribution compared to solar energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Earth's energy budget accounts for the balance between the energy that Earth receives from the Sun and the energy the Earth loses back into outer space.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The uneven distribution of received solar irradiance drives interactions in Earth's climate system, leading to interactions in Earth's water, ice, atmosphere, rocky crust, and all living things.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Earth's energy budget depends on factors such as atmospheric aerosols, greenhouse gases, the planet's surface albedo (reflectivity), clouds, vegetation, and land use patterns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Smaller energy sources, such as Earth's internal heat, are taken into consideration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the incoming and outgoing energy fluxes are in balance, it results in Earth's climate.</p> Signup and view all the answers