Heat in the Atmosphere Quiz

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Quiz am Heat in the Atmosphere Quiz, erstellt von Wallace Mason am 16/09/2018.
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Frage 1

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Another name for sunlight entering the atmosphere is [blank_start]solar radiation[blank_end]
Antworten
  • solar radiation

Frage 2

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Another name for heat leaving the surface is [blank_start]infrared radiation[blank_end].
Antworten
  • infrared radiation

Frage 3

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Solar radiation enters the atmosphere and is either [blank_start]reflected[blank_end] back to space or [blank_start]absorbed[blank_end] by the earth.
Antworten
  • reflected
  • absorbed

Frage 4

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[blank_start]Greenhouse gases[blank_end] trap infrared radiation and returns it to the surface of the earth, effectively warming the planet.
Antworten
  • Greenhouse gases

Frage 5

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Without greenhouse gases the planet would be
Antworten
  • a lot warmer
  • a little bit cooler
  • a little bit warmer
  • a lot cooler

Frage 6

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Which correctly describes how sunlight heats the earth.
Antworten
  • sunlight enters the atmosphere, hits greenhouse gases and heat up the surface.
  • sunlight enters the atmosphere, passes through the gases, hits the surface, turns to heat, the heat is then released to the atmosphere as infrared radiation, and trapped by greenhouse gases.
  • sunlight enters the atmosphere, hits the gases, turns to infrared radiation, and then is trapped by the surface of the earth.
  • sunlight enters the atmosphere, passes through the gases, hits the surface of the earth and reflects back to the gases, and is trapped by greenhouse gases.

Frage 7

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Please order the steps it takes for the sun to heat the earth... 1. [blank_start]Sunlight passes through atmosphere[blank_end]. 2. [blank_start]Sunlight turns to heat as it hits earth[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]Heat is sent back to the air from earth[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]Heat is trapped by gases[blank_end]
Antworten
  • Sunlight passes through atmosphere
  • Sunlight turns to heat as it hits earth
  • Heat is sent back to the air from earth
  • Heat is trapped by gases
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