Temperature Balances (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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How much solar radiation from the sun reaches Earth per square metre?
How much solar radiation from the sun reaches Earth per square metre?
Watts per m²
What happens to most of the sun's energy when it reaches Earth?
What happens to most of the sun's energy when it reaches Earth?
It is absorbed by Earth's atmosphere
How much solar radiation is re-radiated outward from Earth?
How much solar radiation is re-radiated outward from Earth?
Watts per m²
How much infrared radiation leaves Earth and goes into space?
How much infrared radiation leaves Earth and goes into space?
Watts per m²
What proportion of solar radiation is absorbed by Earth's surface?
What proportion of solar radiation is absorbed by Earth's surface?
About half
What is solar radiation converted into when absorbed by Earth's surface?
What is solar radiation converted into when absorbed by Earth's surface?
Heat energy
What type of radiation does Earth emit back into the atmosphere?
What type of radiation does Earth emit back into the atmosphere?
Longwave infrared radiation
What absorbs and re-emits infrared radiation in the atmosphere?
What absorbs and re-emits infrared radiation in the atmosphere?
Greenhouse gas molecules
What temperature condition does the atmosphere maintain for Earth?
What temperature condition does the atmosphere maintain for Earth?
A constant temperature
How does the atmosphere maintain Earth's temperature?
How does the atmosphere maintain Earth's temperature?
By absorbing and trapping IR radiation