Energy in the Atmosphere Answers

Hayley is at the beach. She applies sunscreen to her skin to protect it from which energy from the Sun?visible lightinfrared radiationultraviolet radiationthermal energy

The shortest wavelength of visible light [___]

Energy that can be felt as heat but not seen [___]

Short, invisible rays that can cause eye damage [___]

Visible light with the longest wavelength [___]

The [___] absorbs ultraviolet light.

Most of the Sun’s energy hits [___] directly.

Dust particles [___] short wavelengths, causing the color of the daytime sky.

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Electromagnetic waves heat Earth’s surface through [___]. Earth's surface warms the air directly above it through [___]. The warm air then rises, which transfers thermal energy through [___]. This air then cools and sinks, which forms a convection [___].

Electromagnetic waves heat Earth’s surface through [___]. Earth's surface warms the air directly above it through [___]. The warm air then rises, which transfers thermal energy through [___]. This air then cools and sinks, which forms a convection [___].

Electromagnetic waves heat Earth’s surface through [___]. Earth's surface warms the air directly above it through [___]. The warm air then rises, which transfers thermal energy through [___]. This air then cools and sinks, which forms a convection [___].