What causes some places to be warmer than others on the first day of Spring?
Sunlight strikes the Earth at different angles.
What is solar energy that warms the Earth called?
INSOLATION.
On what part of Earth is sunlight the least concentrated?
The poles.
Name three layers of Earth's atmosphere.
(Tropo, strato, meso, thermo, exo) + (sphere)
Tell us two facts about the Troposphere.
Wow, you really know your stuff! / Sorry, we were looking for...
How much of the Sun’s energy is absorbed by Earth’s surface?
~50%.
Are there particles of gas in space? Explain.
No, there are almost none. Outer space is a vacuum.
Describe rotation. How fast is Earth rotating? What phenomenon does it cause?
Earth spinning; ~1,650km/hr; day and night.
What happens to the lengths of day and night in the winter? Why?
Day gets shorter, night gets longer. There's less direct sunlight.
Where does the Sun rise? Where does it set?
It rises in the east and sets in the west.
