1. Earth’s Energy Budget Clarifying Illustration

2. http://edro.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/earths-energy-budget.jpg

3. L18 Sun’s Energy Budget Picture (You will need a yellow, red, and blue colored pencils) (Turn your notebook sideways so that the page is wider) (Draw a line down the middle)

4. What Happens to the Sun’s Energy? Half (51%) absorbed by ground 3% absorbed by clouds 16% absorbed by the atmosphere 20% reflected by clouds 20% reflected by ground Now that things have been heated Air touches warm ground & is heated by conduction

5. Water vapor carries heat The heated ground, clouds, and atmosphere radiate heat back into space