If the sun's radiation was to increase by 10%, how would the following energy units change (increase, decrease, or stay the same) ?

a) Energy absorbed by the Earth's surface.

b) Energy emitted by the Earth's surface.

c) Energy emitted by greenhouse gases.

d) Energy leaving the top of the atmosphere (to space).

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Maggie Richard

Geography

22 October, 10:13

If the sun's radiation was to increase by 10%, how would the following energy units change (increase, decrease, or stay the same) ?

a) Energy absorbed by the Earth's surface.

b) Energy emitted by the Earth's surface.

c) Energy emitted by greenhouse gases.

d) Energy leaving the top of the atmosphere (to space).

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Soren Leonard · Answer 1

(C) Energy emitted by greenhouse gases.

Explanation:

The heat that occurs due to the absorption of approaching shortwave radiation is discharged as longwave radiation. The fallout from the warmed upper environment, alongside a modest quantity from the Earth's surface, transmits out to space. A large portion of the discharged longwave radiation warms the lower climate, which thus warms our planet's surface.

Greenhouse gases in the air assimilate the more significant part of the Earth's produced longwave infrared radiation, which warms the lower climate.