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What is the primary reason Earth has seasons?
What is the primary reason Earth has seasons?
- The tilt of the Earth's axis (correct)
- Variations in the amount of sunlight received
- The strength of the Sun's radiation
- The distance between the Earth and Sun
What is the primary mechanism by which the Sun's radiation warms the Earth?
What is the primary mechanism by which the Sun's radiation warms the Earth?
- The Sun's radiation causes wind patterns that transport heat
- The Sun's radiation drives the water cycle, which distributes heat
- The Sun's radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere and reemitted as heat
- The Sun's radiation directly heats the Earth's surface (correct)
What would happen to the Earth's temperature without the Sun?
What would happen to the Earth's temperature without the Sun?
- The temperature would be cold by roughly 300 degrees Celsius (correct)
- The temperature would be stable at around 300 degrees Celsius
- The temperature would fluctuate wildly without the Sun's stabilizing influence
- The temperature would be too hot to support life
What is the primary cause of global warming according to the text?
What is the primary cause of global warming according to the text?
Why is the Sun considered essential for the existence of life on Earth?
Why is the Sun considered essential for the existence of life on Earth?
What is the primary meaning of the term 'radiation' in the context of solar radiation?
What is the primary meaning of the term 'radiation' in the context of solar radiation?
Which of the following is NOT one of the three major types of solar radiation mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT one of the three major types of solar radiation mentioned in the text?
What is the term used to describe the amount of energy from the Sun that enters the Earth?
What is the term used to describe the amount of energy from the Sun that enters the Earth?
In what units is solar irradiance typically measured on a daily basis?
In what units is solar irradiance typically measured on a daily basis?
What does the solar irradiance map in the text show?
What does the solar irradiance map in the text show?
What is the relationship between the wavelength of light and its frequency?
What is the relationship between the wavelength of light and its frequency?
Which type of solar radiation is primarily responsible for the warmth we feel from the Sun?
Which type of solar radiation is primarily responsible for the warmth we feel from the Sun?
Which of the following statements about the Sun's spectrum is true?
Which of the following statements about the Sun's spectrum is true?
Which type of solar radiation is most harmful to humans?
Which type of solar radiation is most harmful to humans?
Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?
Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?
