Exam 2: The Earths Global Energy Balance

Insolation is the flow rate of incoming solar energy, as measured at the top of the atmosphere.

Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

_______ is a common gas in the atmosphere that is highly chemically active and combines readily with other elements.

The industrial chemical compounds known as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)are thought to have played the key role in the development of:

Black pavement surfaces tend to have albedos that are __________.

Which of the following is not a type of electromagnetic radiation?

The energy radiated by the sun is referred to as longwave radiation.

Of the following gases, only ______ varies significantly in terms of its concentration in the lower atmosphere

Most of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun is __________ radiation.

The accumulation of heat in the lower atmosphere that results from the absorption of longwave radiation from the Earth's surface is known as ________.

The amount of energy radiated by the earth peaks in the ________ portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

The proportion of solar radiation reflected upward from a surface is the _________ of a surface.

Some forms of air pollution, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), have caused damage to the _____ layer.

As a general rule, the hotter an object is the more energy it will radiate.

Electromagnetic radiation is a wavelike form of energy:

_______ is a common gas in the atmosphere that does not easily react with other substances

_______ is a gas in the atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

Air temperatures above high-albedo surfaces tend to be ______ than those over high-albedo surfaces.

Daily insolation levels at a given location are strongly influenced by the length of day.

The gas oxygen accounts for about _____ of dry air.