It's a sunny afternoon in May. You are sailing on Lake Erie. The temperature of the air over the Lake is probably _____________ the temperature of the air over the adjacent land.
lower than
This diagram only applies to the Northern Hemisphere. The opposite is true in the Southern Hemisphere.
False
True or False: The higher the sun is in the sky, the more intense the radiation will be at the surface.
True
True or False: A ray of sunlight is spread over a larger surface area during the winter months.
True
Compared to the Earth, the Sun emits ________________
more energy at shorter wavelengths
Of all the sunlight that reaches the Earth from the Sun, the greatest percentage ________________
is absorbed by the Earth's surface
Which of the following is NOT a primary way that the surface of the Earth heats the atmosphere?
reflection of ultraviolet radiation
What are the two most important greenhouse gases?
water vapor and carbon dioxide