The Atmosphere Quick Check

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Question
About how much of the solar energy that reaches Earth’s atmosphere is absorbed by the atmosphere?(1 point)
Responses

three-fourths
three-fourths

three-fifths
three-fifths

one-tenth
one-tenth

one-fourth
one-fourth

1 answer

The correct response is one-fourth. About one-fourth (or approximately 25%) of the solar energy that reaches Earth's atmosphere is absorbed by the atmosphere.