Earth’s energy ________ is a description of how Earth uses the energy from the Sun as it flows in and out of the Earth system.Which best completes the statement?

Earth’s energy budget describes the energy entering the Earth system from the Sun and the energy flowing back out. “Budget” is the term for accounting for these incoming and outgoing energy flows; radiation and reflection are parts of that process, not the overall description.

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