Exam 2: The Earths Global Energy Balance

Energy from the sun is responsible for powering many of the natural phenomena on the earth's surface, including wind, waves, weather, and living organisms.

Which of these figures best illustrates the highest sun angle at the tropic of Cancer on the June solstice?

In the pie chart below, the proportion of nitrogen in the atmosphere is labeled:

Energy with wavelengths in the range of 3 to 5 micrometers is known as:

________ is/are the air pollutant that is thought to have caused the ozone hole over Antarctica.

Ultraviolet radiation from the sun is mostly absorbed by _______ in the upper atmosphere.

Which of the numbered sections on this figure corresponds with the ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum?

The latitude zones immediately north and south of the equatorial zone are called the _______ zones.

Energy with wavelengths in the range of 0.2 to 3 micrometers is known as:

The largest portion of the sun's energy output occurs in the ultraviolet portion of the spectrum.

Relatively hot objects, like the sun, primarily radiate _______ energy.

Contrast the average type of radiation emitted from the sun with that from the earth.

Which of the numbered sections on this figure corresponds with the radar portion of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Counterradiation refers to:

On a clear day, about ____ of insolation is scattered and diffused back to space before reaching the ground.

If the amount of insolation absorbed by the earth was consistently larger than the amount of longwave energy emitted by the earth, we would expect:

The most common gas in the atmosphere is oxygen.

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

The key factor that causes variation in insolation during the course of a day is the __________ of the Sun's rays

Which of the numbered sections on this figure corresponds with the gamma ray portion of the electromagnetic spectrum?