# Earth's Energy Balance

> Almost all life and atmospheric processes depend on energy from the Sun. Earth receives only a tiny share of that energy, but it is enough to heat the atmosphere unequally. Unequal heating creates…

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### What will I learn in "Earth's Energy Balance"?

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