Question

use information from the passage and the diagram above to fill in the blanks. earth has an \energy budget,\ which is the amount of energy that earth receives and gives off. earths energy budget is similar to the budget that you use to manage your money. the money that goes into your bank account is like the amount of ____ that is __ by earth. the money that you spend is like the amount of solar energy that is __ or ____ into space. because the amount of absorption equals the amount of reflection and radiation, earths budget is always balanced!

Explanation:

To solve this fill - in - the - blank problem related to Earth's energy budget, we analyze the context:

Step 1: Analyze the first blank

The passage makes an analogy between Earth's energy budget and a personal money budget. In the money - budget analogy, the money coming into the bank account is compared to the energy Earth gets. Since we are talking about Earth's energy budget and the main source of energy for Earth is solar energy, the first blank should be "solar energy".

Step 2: Analyze the second blank

The action related to Earth receiving energy is "absorbed" (because Earth takes in solar energy). So the second blank is "absorbed".

Step 3: Analyze the third and fourth blanks

In the money - budget analogy, the money spent is like the energy Earth gives off. The ways Earth gives off energy are through "reflected" (sending energy back, like reflection of solar energy) and "radiated" (emitting energy as radiation) into space.

Answer:

1. solar energy
2. absorbed
3. reflected
4. radiated