Question

After being warmed by incoming solar radiation throughout the day, the Earth emits _____ radiation, which is trapped near the Earth’s surface by carbon dioxide.

A) X-ray
B) visible
C) ultraviolet
D) gamma
E) infrared

Answer 1

There must be a balance between the flow of energy into the atmosphere and the flow of energy out of the atmosphere and back to space.After being warmed by incoming solar radiation throughout the day, the Earth emits infrared radiation, which is trapped near the Earth’s surface by carbon dioxide.This radiation is called thermal radiation.