Of all of the energy given off by the Sun directed towards Earth, approximately only 50 percent of the energy penetrates directly to the surface of Earth. What is the best explanation for what happens to the rest of the energy?

A) Energy is lost during while traveling through space.

B) Energy is reflected or absorbed by Earth's atmosphere.

C) Some of the energy is reflected back into space by the Moon.

D) Energy is lost through the process of overcoming the Sun's large gravitational force.

Determine if the following statement is true or false. if true, choose true. if false, choose the rewording that is true. according to the law of independent assortment, alleles for each gene are inherited together so that they always stay together. according to the law of independent assortment, offspring express a combination of their parents' traits. according to the law of independent assortment, alleles for a characteristic split during meiosis and combine during fertilization. true according to the law of independent assortment, alleles for each gene are inherited independently so that no two alleles stay together.

Number and variety of living organism; includes genetic, species, and ecological types

Genes that come together with different alleles are heterozygous. homozygous. genotype. segregated.