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What might happen to the amount of solar energy we receive if earths axis were straight up and down?
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Is the moon the chief source of radiant energy?
No. The light we receive from the moon is reflected energy from the sun. The moon has very little radiant energy. All bodies above absolute zero radiate some energy, in the case of the moon it is a very small amount.
Is the earths atmosphere heated by solar energy?
yes
What is a result in changes in solar energy that create day and night?
Earths tilt
What do you call organisms that get it energy straight from the sun?
producers
What percentage of the solar energy the reaches the outer atmosphere is absorbed at the earths surface?
50%
What does the amount of energy in the atmosphere depend on?
the amount of energy absorbed by the sun and the amount of energy that escapes the earths atmosphere.
What is a light that forms ------- that earths receive from the sun?
Energy
What are 3 factors that cause the amount of solar energy to vary over earths surface?
The fact that the sun's rays spread out in a huge region is because light energy spreads, it doesn't go straight.
What is the amount of heat energy in the earths atmosphere referred to as?
the altitude
What is the earths one energy source?
The SunThe radiation we receive from the Sun. Most of the energy we use comes from there.
When the amount of energy receive from the sun and the amount of energy return to space are about equal it is called what?
radiation balance
What layer of the earths structure produces the greatest amount of thermal energy?
the mantle
What is the amount of heat energy in the earths atmosphere is referred to as?
Longwave radiation.
Does all parts of the earth receive equal amount of energy?
no
Which organism in the food web receives the least amount of energy from the produces?
Tertiary consumers receive the least amount of energy from producers.
What factors influence the amount of energy that different places on earth receives from the sun?
The main factor that influences the amount of energy that different places on Earth receive from the sun is the places location. The closer it is to the equator the more sun energy it will receive.
Why do the poles receive the less solar energy than the equator does?
Because the middle of the earths surface is the hottest on earth and the equator is right in the middle and the poles is at the end of the earths surfaces
