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