Question

Fill in the blanks to complete each statement about the heating of Earth’s surface.



Earth takes in thermal energy from the Sun in a process called
.

Sunlight strikes Earth’s surface at different angles. This angle is called the angle of

Answer 1

Earth takes in thermal energy from the Sun in a process called insolation.

Sunlight strikes Earth’s surface at different angles. This angle is called the angle of incidence (also called the angle of insolation).