Concept Quiz 5

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This quiz covers key concept 9 from Chapter 2. Answer the questions by darkening in the circle next to the correct answer. When completed with the quiz, click on "submit answers for grading" at the bottom of the page.

This activity contains 8 questions.

	Earth's heat budget refers to the annual balance of incoming and outgoing radiation.

	True False

The annual balance that exists between incoming and outgoing radiation is referred to as the:

greenhouse effectalbedoatmospheric radiation balanceheat budget

	Earth's average temperature remains relatively constant despite seasonal cold spells and heat waves.

	True False

	Although the balance of the incoming and outgoing radiation holds for the entire planet as a whole, it is not maintained at each latitude.

	True False

	Averaged over the entire year, a zone around the Earth between 45 degrees North and 45 degrees South receives more solar radiation than is lost to space.

	True False

An energy balance between the low and high latitudes drives _____________________.

global windsocean currentsboth global winds and ocean currentsneither global winds nor ocean currents

The radiation balance of a given place fluctuates with:

changes in cloud coveratmospheric compositionsun angleall of the above

	Areas of radiation surplus and deficit migrate seasonally as the Sun angle and length of daylight change.

	True False

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Concept Quiz 5

Earth's heat budget refers to the annual balance of incoming and outgoing radiation.

The annual balance that exists between incoming and outgoing radiation is referred to as the:

Earth's average temperature remains relatively constant despite seasonal cold spells and heat waves.

Although the balance of the incoming and outgoing radiation holds for the entire planet as a whole, it is not maintained at each latitude.

Averaged over the entire year, a zone around the Earth between 45 degrees North and 45 degrees South receives more solar radiation than is lost to space.

An energy balance between the low and high latitudes drives _____________________.

The radiation balance of a given place fluctuates with:

Areas of radiation surplus and deficit migrate seasonally as the Sun angle and length of daylight change.