Another name for sunlight entering the atmosphere is
Another name for heat leaving the surface is .
Solar radiation enters the atmosphere and is either back to space or by the earth.
trap infrared radiation and returns it to the surface of the earth, effectively warming the planet.
Without greenhouse gases the planet would be
a lot warmer
a little bit cooler
a little bit warmer
a lot cooler
Which correctly describes how sunlight heats the earth.
sunlight enters the atmosphere, hits greenhouse gases and heat up the surface.
sunlight enters the atmosphere, passes through the gases, hits the surface, turns to heat, the heat is then released to the atmosphere as infrared radiation, and trapped by greenhouse gases.
sunlight enters the atmosphere, hits the gases, turns to infrared radiation, and then is trapped by the surface of the earth.
sunlight enters the atmosphere, passes through the gases, hits the surface of the earth and reflects back to the gases, and is trapped by greenhouse gases.
Please order the steps it takes for the sun to heat the earth...
1. ❌. 2. ❌ 3. ❌ 4. ❌
