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 (incoming solar radiation).

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