Question
                About how much of the solar energy that reaches Earth’s atmosphere is absorbed by the atmosphere?(1 point)
Responses
three-fifths
three-fifths
one-fourth
one-fourth
one-tenth
one-tenth
three-fourths
            
        Responses
three-fifths
three-fifths
one-fourth
one-fourth
one-tenth
one-tenth
three-fourths
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                    Answer
            
    Which statement describes how the atmosphere gains energy by convection?(1 point)
Responses
Solar energy warms gases that make up the air.
Solar energy warms gases that make up the air.
The ground warms the air just above it.
The ground warms the air just above it.
Air warmed by the ground rises.
Air warmed by the ground rises.
Energy moves from the clouds to the air.
    
Responses
Solar energy warms gases that make up the air.
Solar energy warms gases that make up the air.
The ground warms the air just above it.
The ground warms the air just above it.
Air warmed by the ground rises.
Air warmed by the ground rises.
Energy moves from the clouds to the air.
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    Which layer of the atmosphere is most strongly affected by conditions on Earth's surface?(1 point)
Responses
stratosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
troposphere
mesosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
thermosphere
    
Responses
stratosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
troposphere
mesosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
thermosphere
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    Which layer of Earth's atmosphere is most strongly affected by conditions on the sun's surface?(1 point)
Responses
mesosphere
mesosphere
troposphere
troposphere
thermosphere
thermosphere
stratosphere
    
Responses
mesosphere
mesosphere
troposphere
troposphere
thermosphere
thermosphere
stratosphere
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    Which gas has recently increased in the mesosphere, creating a rise in water vapor which has led to the formation of high-altitude clouds that are visible at night?(1 point)
Responses
Methane
Methane
Hydrogen
Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Dioxide
Ozone
    
Responses
Methane
Methane
Hydrogen
Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Dioxide
Ozone
                    Answered by
            GPT-4o mini
            
    About one-fourth of the solar energy that reaches Earth's atmosphere is absorbed by the atmosphere. So the correct response is **one-fourth**.
    
                    Answered by
            GPT-4o mini
            
    The statement that describes how the atmosphere gains energy by convection is **Air warmed by the ground rises.**
    
                    Answered by
            GPT-4o mini
            
    The layer of the atmosphere that is most strongly affected by conditions on Earth's surface is the **troposphere**.
    
                    Answered by
            GPT-4o mini
            
    The layer of Earth's atmosphere that is most strongly affected by conditions on the sun's surface is the **thermosphere**.
    
                    Answered by
            GPT-4o mini
            
    The gas that has recently increased in the mesosphere, leading to a rise in water vapor and the formation of high-altitude clouds that are visible at night, is **Methane**.
    
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