Sure! Here are the answers to the questions you provided:
- Complete the paragraph about how sunlight interacts with matter:
When waves from the sun reach Earth’s atmosphere, the waves behave in different ways depending on their wavelength. Some of the waves are reflected by the atmosphere back into space. Some of the waves are transmitted through the atmosphere and reach Earth’s surface. Some of the waves are absorbed by the atmosphere and never reach Earth’s surface. When waves are absorbed, the energy transforms into thermal energy.
- Fall begins in September in the Northern Hemisphere. The number of daylight hours decreases as the sun’s path across the sky moves lower, and temperatures gradually cool.
- In the Northern Hemisphere, spring begins in March. The sun moves higher across the sky, the number of daylight hours increases, and temperatures gradually rise.
- Which of these statements describes the differences in sunlight striking Earth at different latitudes? Select all that apply.
- The intensity of the sun’s energy received at the equator is greater than the intensity of the energy received at the poles.
- Sunlight passes through less atmosphere at the equator, so more sunlight gets through, which makes locations around the equator hotter.
Note: The first statement about rays of sunlight no longer being parallel as you move away from the equator is not accurate; the rays are generally parallel. The last statement about sunlight striking at a greater angle at the equator is also incorrect; rays strike at a more direct angle at the equator as opposed to a greater angle.
Let me know if you have any other questions!