Energy in the Atmosphere Answers

How do the magnetic and electrical components of electromagnetic waves travel in relation to each other?

What causes different colors to appear in the sky?

Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength?

What percent of solar radiation is filtered by clouds and may cause sunburn on cloudy days?

Which is a form of heat transfer that is reduced by using a pot holder when taking a hot dish out of an oven?

Which lists three parts of sunlight that make up some of the visible spectrum?

Which is a type of heat transfer that causes the air at the top floor of a building to be hotter than the air at the bottom floor of a building?

As part of the greenhouse effect, Earth’s surface radiates heat back into the atmosphere and the atmosphere absorbs this heat. Why do areas near the equator generally radiate more energy back into the atmosphere than areas near the poles?

How does energy from the Sun travel to Earth?

Look at the diagram showing the different wavelengths in sunlight.