Question

Which of the following is TRUE?a. Earth's energy budget is vertically unbalanced. b. Earth's energy budget is perfectly balanced. c. Earth's energy budget is the same at each location. d. Earth's energy budget is the cause of all weather. e. Earth's energy budget is unbalanced by latitude.

Answer 1

The correct answer is E) Earth's energy budget is unbalances by latitude.

Step-by-step explanation:

Received radiation is unevenly distributed all over the planet, because the Sun heats equatorial regions more than polar regions.

The atmosphere and ocean work non-stop to balance solar heating imbalances through evaporation of surface water, convection, rainfall, winds, and ocean circulation.

Earth's energy budget accounts for the balance between the energy that Earth receives from the Sun, and the energy the Earth radiates back into outer space after having been distributed throughout the five components of Earth's climate system and having thus powered Earth's "heat engine".

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Answer 2

A. Earth's energy budget is vertically unbalanced.

D. Earth's energy budget is the cause of all weather.

E. Earth's energy budget is unbalanced by latitude.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Earth’s energy budget is the net flow of energy into and out of the Earth system. When the earth is a heated by the Sun, the heat is not the same everywhere as the Sun heats equatorial regions more than polar regions. Therefore, Earth's Energy is unbalanced by Latitude.

The inflow and outflow of this energy also drives the weather and life of the earth.