Suns Energy

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Suns Energy

• Quick Review

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Radiation that bounces off a surface is

• 1. reflected energy
• 2. transmitted energy
• 3. emitted energy
• 4. absorbed energy

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Which is the same thing as heat?

• 1. Visible light 2. Infrared light 3.
  Radio waves 4. Ultraviolet radiation

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Which layer of the atmosphere do we actually live
in?

• 1. Mesosphere
• 2. Troposphere
• 3. Thermosphere
• 4. Stratosphere

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Which layer has the ozone layer, which protects
life from UV light?

• 1. Mesosphere 2. Troposphere
  3. Thermosphere 4. Stratosphere

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Which layer of the atmosphere has extremely high
temperatures?

• 1. Mesosphere
• 2. Troposphere
• 3. Thermosphere
• 4. Stratosphere

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In which layer of the atmosphere do we find the
highest pressure?

• 1. Mesosphere
• 2. Troposphere
• 3. Thermosphere
• 4. Stratosphere

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Weather happens in which layer?

• 1. Mesosphere
• 2. Troposphere
• 3. Thermosphere
• 4. Stratosphere

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This drawing shows

• 1. reflected energy
• 2. transmitted energy
• 3. emitted energy
• 4. absorbed energy

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This drawing shows

• 1. reflected energy
• 2. transmitted energy
• 3. emitted energy
• 4. absorbed energy

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This drawing shows

• 1. reflected energy
• 2. transmitted energy
• 3. emitted energy
• 4. absorbed energy

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. What is difference between matter and energy?

• a. they both move material in a cycle
• b. they are both always in balance
• c. matter escapes from Earth but energy always
  stays here
• d. energy flows, matter cycles

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The Earth's surface radiates heat as

• .
• a. short wavelength radiation
• b. moderate wavelength radiation
• c. long wavelength radiation
• d. high temperature

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Energy can not return to its original state
because

• a. it requires more energy to convert back
• b. some energy is lost during a process
• c. energy transforms to matter
• d. it was reradiated back to the space

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What does this graph show?
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Which wavelengths tend to reach Earth's surface
and which ones do not?

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Which wavelength areas are called 'atmospheric
windows' and why are they called that?

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Why is it important that certain wavelengths do
not get through to Earth's surface?

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Which wavelengths could be used for telescopes
based on Earth's surface?

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. Energy budget, Water cycle, Biochemical cycle,
Rock cycle. These are examples of

• a. ways the Earth's system stay stable
• b. ways we get ride of waste from the Earth
• c. four ways energy moves in the system
• d. the first law of thermodynamics

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What absorbs light at it travels through the
atmosphere?

• a. molecules and dust
• b. trees
• c. the ground
• d. airplanes

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Which statement is true?

• a. Incoming Energy Outgoing Energy
• b. Incoming Energy gt Outgoing Energy
• c. Incoming Energy lt Outgoing Energy
• d. There is always more energy at the ground that
  at the top of the atmosphere

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. What is the name for the amount of energy
arriving at the top of the atmosphere?

• a. solar energy
• b. solar constant
• c. albedo
• d. sounding rocket

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What is the value of the energy arriving at the
top of the atmosphere?

• a. 2.0 cal/cm/sec
• b. 2.9 cal/m2/min
• c. 2.0 cal/min/cm2
• d. 1.6 cal/cm2/min

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What is photosynthesis?

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2. What is the primary role of the atmosphere?

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1. Explain the purpose of the Energy lab, and
tell your results. Did you results make sense?
Why or why not?

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The atmosphere never changes.

• True or False?

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Energy is not cycled.

• True or False?

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The solar constant can be measured from the
ground.

• True or False?

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The wavelength radiated back to the space from
Earth is infrared radiation.

• True or False?

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The carbon cycle is an example of energy cycling.

• True or False?

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In-coming (solar) radiation is short-wavelength.

• True or False?

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Complete energy recycling is possible.

• True or False?

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Weather patterns are the result of energy
transfers.

• True or False?

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Energy changes from one form to another.

• True or False?