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What is the main source of energy for the Earth's climate?
What is the main source of energy for the Earth's climate?
- Nuclear energy
- Wind energy
- Visible radiation from sunlight (correct)
- Geothermal energy
What percentage of incoming sunlight is reflected back to space?
What percentage of incoming sunlight is reflected back to space?
- 10%
- 70%
- 30% (correct)
- 50%
What type of radiation does the Earth radiate back to space?
What type of radiation does the Earth radiate back to space?
- Ultraviolet radiation
- Infrared radiation (correct)
- X-ray radiation
- Gamma radiation
What determines the amount of energy radiated by an object?
What determines the amount of energy radiated by an object?
What is the most important rule of Earth's climate according to the text?
What is the most important rule of Earth's climate according to the text?
What percentage of incoming sunlight is absorbed by the Earth, considering that about 30% is reflected back to space?
What percentage of incoming sunlight is absorbed by the Earth, considering that about 30% is reflected back to space?
In the 1820s, Joseph Fourier recognized that the Earth must be radiating an equal amount of energy back to space. What form of radiation did he consider for this analysis?
In the 1820s, Joseph Fourier recognized that the Earth must be radiating an equal amount of energy back to space. What form of radiation did he consider for this analysis?
What determines the amount of heat radiated by the Earth back to space?
What determines the amount of heat radiated by the Earth back to space?
What is the direct consequence of an object heating up in terms of energy radiation?
What is the direct consequence of an object heating up in terms of energy radiation?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the energy reaching the Earth from the Sun and the energy radiated back to space by the Earth?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the energy reaching the Earth from the Sun and the energy radiated back to space by the Earth?
What determines the temperature of the climate system according to the information provided in the text?
What determines the temperature of the climate system according to the information provided in the text?
