Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc.
1210B Salazar Road - Taos, NM USA 87571
Phone: (800) 293-2725 or (575) 758-5535 - Fax: (575) 758-5536
E-mail: info@tasagraphicarts.com
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Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. 1210B Salazar Road - Taos, NM USA 87571 Phone: (800) 293-2725 or (575) 758-5535 - Fax: (575) 758-5536 E-mail: info@tasagraphicarts.com |
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Earth's Atmosphere and Its Seasons
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About _______________
% of incoming solar radiation is absorbed at Earth's surface.
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| 2) | Because Earth's surface is much
cooler than the Sun, it emits shorter or
longer (circle one) wavelength radiation and is absorbed by certain gases in the atmosphere. |
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| 3) | What are the two main heat absorbing
gases in the atmosphere? |
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| 4) | What happens to the outgoing Earth radiation, once it is absorbed by the atmosphere? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Once energy has left Earth's
surface, it cannot be reabsorbed. True or
False (circle one)? |
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| 6) | Earth's average surface temperature
would be _______°F _______°C
colder without an atmosphere. |
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| 7) | What environmental issue is related
to the greenhouse effect? _______________________________ |
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| 8) | A rise in carbon dioxide can cause
temperatures to increase or decrease
(circle one). |
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| 9) | Why is the level of carbon dioxide
rising? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 10) | What are two possible impacts of
global warming? 1. _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________________________________ |
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