Question

What can happen to solar radiation when it enters Earth’s atmosphere? Check all that apply.

It is absorbed by Earth.
It is reflected by clouds.
It is reflected by glacial ice.
It is condensed into visible light.
It is amplified by water molecules.

Answer 1

So it's a?

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answers are:

- It is absorbed by Earth;

- It is reflected by clouds;

- It is reflected by glacial ice;

The solar radiation experiences multiple different things with the different surfaces that it comes in contact with. When the solar radiation comes in contact with the Earth, the Earth absorbs part of it, while part is reflected back into the space. The clouds are managing to reflect the solar radiation partially, thus sending big portion of it back, as well as the glacial that acts like a mirror from which the solar radiation bounces back upwards.