Earth's Position and Solar Energy
11th Grade · Science · 75 min· Explain How Earth’s Position And Motion Affect Energy Balance
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Learning Objective
I can explain how Earth's position and motion in the solar system affect the amount of solar energy it receives.
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Climate "normals" are averages of weather in a region over a timeframe of at least a decade, and up to 30 years.
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Milankovitch cycles describe the collective effects of changes in Earth’s orbital movements, including eccentricity, obliquity, and precession.
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Since 1960, solar activity has shown a slight cooling trend, and the warming observed on Earth is not due to solar activity.
