Exam 2: Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

The Southern Hemisphere has warmer summers and colder winters than the Northern Hemisphere.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. To see the aurora australis, you have to travel to the NORTHERN | SOUTHERN Hemisphere.

Which atmospheric gas is responsible for the largest percentage of the greenhouse effect?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. The earth's atmosphere SELECTIVELY | CONTINUOUSLY absorbs radiation.

The earth's radiation is often referred to as ____ radiation, while the sun's radiation is often referred to as ____ radiation.