Which type of radiation comes from the sun

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ATMOSPHERE

What do we call the amount of time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun?
At what time of year (the calendar date) is the sun directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn?
What is the relationship between the Tropic of Cancer and the Summer Solstice?
Which latitude on Earth's surface receives the most sunlight year round?
At what time of the year (the calendar date) are the Earth and the Sun closest together?
What percentage of solar radiation is reflected back to space?
Which type of radiation comes from the Sun? Hint: There's more than one. Give a brief description of each type.
What is the average composition of the atmosphere? List the top ten (10) gases and their percent volume in a table format.
List the five main layers of the Earth's atmosphere, and include the altitude of each layer in kilometers.
What is a greenhouse gas? Are greenhouse gases good or bad for the planet?
List any five (5) greenhouse gases and indicate their chemical formula.
What is average air pressure on Earth's surface at sea level? Give the answer in both psi and atm.
What happens to air pressure in a balloon when it floats into the sky? Why?
What is the polar front? Where on Earth can it be found?
What is heat capacity? What does heat capacity have to do with the ocean and atmosphere?
In a couple sentences, explain the difference between an onshore breeze and an offshore breeze.

EL NINO / LA NINA

What is El Nino? What is ENSO? How do the two terms relate or differ?
How does La Nina differ from El Nino? Be specific and include examples.
How does La Nina impact the United States? What is the weather like in the U.S. during La Nina?
Which oscillation is more common? How will climate change affect the oscillations?

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