Exam 2: Energy - Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

Because Earth is ____________________ than the Sun,it emits ____________________ radiation than the Sun.​

Carbon dioxide,____________________,nitrous oxide,and ____________________ are the greenhouse gases that appear to be responsible for the enhancement of Earth's atmospheric greenhouse effect.

Solar winds are composed of

The solar wind is not responsible for solar storms.Solar wind and solar storm are simply different names for the same phenomena.

Most of the solar wind emitted by the Sun never reaches Earth due to Earth's tilt.

At night,low clouds weaken the atmospheric greenhouse effect.

Often before sunrise on a clear,calm,cold morning,ice (frost)can be seen on the tops of parked cars,even when the air temperature is above freezing because the tops of cars are cooling by a loss of

The total amount of energy stored in an object is called

Temperature is a measure of the average speed of ____________________ and ____________________.​

When a body reaches a(n)____________________equilibrium temperature,the amount of radiation entering the surface of the body equals the amount exiting the surface of the body.

Earth's albedo is ____________________ percent.

Earth emits radiation with greatest intensity at

Most of the radiation emitted by a human body is in the form of

Earth's radiative equilibrium temperature is the

As ocean temperatures increase,which greenhouse gas increases and enhances the atmospheric greenhouse effect,thereby illustrating a positive feedback process?

Most climate models predict that Earth's average surface temperature will increase by an additional ____________________ by the end of this century.

The magnetosphere is​

The combined albedo of Earth and the atmosphere is approximately ____ percent.

Each year,Earth's surface radiates away more energy than it receives from the Sun.

What determines the type (wavelength)and amount of radiation that an object emits?