Climate And Energy

Question 1

Formation of the earth

Answer 1

4550 Ma

Question 2

Formation of the moon

Answer 2

4527 Ma

Question 3

What happened in 3200 Ma

Answer 3

Photosynthesis

Question 4

First vertebrates land animals

Answer 4

380 Ma

Question 5

First hornminins

Answer 5

2Ma

Question 6

Non-avian dinosaurs

Answer 6

230-66 Ma

Question 7

What is the affect of an atmosphere?

Answer 7

Traps heat in

Without = the atmosphere heats up in the day and cools down quickly causing extreme changes in temperature

Question 8

Temperature of the sun

Answer 8

5,500 degrees

Question 9

Max temperature of the earth

Answer 9

50 degrees

Question 10

Solar constant 
( total flux of solar energy)

Answer 10

1360 W/m2

Question 11

Flux averaged out across the earth surface quarter of the solar constant

Answer 11

340 W/m2

Question 12

Amount of solar energy that is scattered by the atmosphere

Answer 12

6%

Question 13

Amount of solar energy that is scattered and reflected by clouds

Answer 13

21%

Question 14

Amount of solar energy that is absorbed by the atmosphere and clouds

Answer 14

19%

Question 15

Amount of solar energy that is Reflected from the surface from the 51% absorbed by the earths atmosphere

Answer 15

4%

Question 16

Amount of solar energy that is absorbed by the earths surface

Answer 16

51%

Question 17

Amount of solar energy that is converted to biomass

Answer 17

Less than 2%

Question 18

70% of the flux is absorbed from the 340W/m2

Answer 18

240 W/m2

Question 19

Amount of Geothermal energy

Answer 19

0.087 W/m2

Question 20

Windspeed

Answer 20

Distance/ time and direction

Question 21

Air pressure

Answer 21

Force / area

Question 22

Humidity

Answer 22

% absolute and relative

Question 23

Cloud cover

Answer 23

Oktas

Question 24

Cosine law of illumination

Answer 24

Egh = Edh + EdnCos