Understanding Earth

The main component(s)of the climate system is(are)

The ___________ system describes the average surface conditions and their variation as a result of the input of solar energy forces.

How has the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere changed since the start of the Industrial Revolution?

Approximately how long does it take for a parcel of air to circle the globe?

Which of the following processes produces ozone?

What is the cryosphere?

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

Which of the following statements about large volcanic eruptions,such as the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo,is true?

Compared with the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum,infrared radiation has

What is Earth's albedo?

Which of the following occurs with increasing temperature?

If Earth's atmosphere did not contain greenhouse gases,Earth's surface would be

Which of the following statements is true?

The greenhouse effect is caused by

Solar radiation absorbed by Earth's ground surface is reemitted as

The amount of energy input to Earth's surface is __________ the heat flowing out of Earth's deep interior.

Which of the following is a negative feedback within the climate system?

What is Earth's albedo?

Which of the following energy fluxes is the greatest?

Which of the following climate feedback systems is considerably uncertain in that we do not know whether the net effect is a positive feedback or a negative feedback?