Earth’s Thermal Energy

Question 1

How is Our NRB is determined?

Answer 1

by how much energy
comes in from the Sun and how much leaves
Earth.

Question 2

What does insolation mean?

Answer 2

The amount of solar energy received by a
region of the Earth’s surface

Question 3

What does the Angle of inclination affects?

Answer 3

The number of day light hours

Question 4

What happens to Solar radiation on earth surface?

Answer 4

its either absorbed or reflected.

Question 5

what does Albedo mean?

Answer 5

– the amount of solar radiation that
is reflected by a surface.

Question 6

What is earth’s average albedo?

Answer 6

30%

Question 7

What gases causes energy to be radiated by earth’s surface

Answer 7

greenhouse gases (H2O, CO2, CH4, and
N20)

Question 8

What would happen if earth never had the green house gases?

Answer 8

Earth would be 33°C colder!

Question 9

What is Natural Greenhouse Effect?

Answer 9

The natural greenhouse effect is a process that warms the Earth’s surface and atmosphere to a life-sustaining average global temperature

Question 10

What is a Coriolis Effect?

Answer 10

deflection of an object due to rotation.

Question 11

Westerlies

Answer 11

coriolis effect causes wind from the West

Question 12

Trade Winds

Answer 12

Coriolis effect causes wind from the East

Question 13

Polar Easterlies

Answer 13

Coriolis effect causes wind from the East

Question 14

What allows the hydrosphere to move energy around the Earth?

Answer 14

Global winds drive surface currents of the oceans

Question 15

What does water reqiure to increase its temperature or melt/freeze

Answer 15

energy