Earth in Space #4
R. Bryant 2008 WSMS – Based on “Science Starters” by T. Trimpe at http://sciencespot.net
Determine which of the following are
direct and/or indirect rays of sunlight
and discuss how they effect the Earth.
A.
B.
Image from http://ag.arizona.edu/watershedsteward//resources/module/Climate/images/indirect_rays.jpg
indirect – same amount of energy
spread over a larger area of the earth
therefore it is not as intense
Indirect
Direct
direct sun – same amount of energy but
a greater concentration over a smaller
area