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Our current atmosphere absorbs about 16% of the incoming radiation. Another 30% is reflected as it is entering. Some is scattered into space through deflection. Less then half of the energy hitting the atmosphere makes it to our planet. Most of the energy hitting bounces off of it as visible light. (albedo effect). Visible light will pass through the atmosphere pretty much unabated. A portion of the energy hitting our planet is absorbed by planets or converted nto infrared energy. The infrared radiation is slowly released during the night hours. A portion of this is absorbed by greenhouse gases and that energy is also released during the evening to keep the planet warm and alive.
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∙ 15y agovery little -- the earth's magnetic field deflects most harmful radiation and the atmosphere absorbs some energy in the visible spectrum. According to Wikepedia, "the Sun emits about two billion times the amount of radiation that is caught by Earth."
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Energy that is reflected from the atmosphere is?
Energy that is reflected from the atmosphere is called albedo. With albedo, sunlight is reflected which prevents solar energy from being absorbed in the ground.
Are there x-rays in sunlight?
Yes, until it reaches Earth's atmosphere. Fortunately for us, virtually all of the X-ray energy is absorbed by the atmosphere, and none remains by the time the rest of the light reaches the ground.
What are Two ways gases can affect radiation?
Gases absorb radiation and some is absorbed in the atmosphere :)
Are all the radiation absorbed in the Earth's atmosphere is absorbed in the stratosphere?
False
How much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is absorbed by the oceans on a daily basis?
20 million metric tons
How much of the suns rays get absorbed into our atmosphere?
About 17% of the suns rays get absorbed into our atmosphere
What are the steps that the sunlight goes though when it enters the atmosphere?
Sunlight gets absorbed, scattered, reflected, and transmitted through the atmosphere. Almost all of the ultraviolet component gets absorbed by ozone in the stratosphere. About half of the radiation gets absorbed or scattered and reflected in the troposphere. The remainder passes through, getting absorbed by the earth's surface.
How does the atmoshpere reflect energy?
Some sunlight is absorbed or reflected by the atmosphere before it can reach the surface.
What gas in the atmosphere was absorbed by the oceans as they formed?
The ocean water absorbed much of the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
What are three things some scientist think happen to the sunlight that enters earth's atmosphere?
It gets absorbed by the ground and other objects.It gets refracted back.It gets absorbed by the atmosphere before entering Earth's atmosphere.
Energy that is reflected from the atmosphere is?
Energy that is reflected from the atmosphere is called albedo. With albedo, sunlight is reflected which prevents solar energy from being absorbed in the ground.
What happens to sunlight hits earth surface?
It gets absorbed by the surface, reflected, and even radiated back as infrared rays where it is absorbed by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
What happens to most of the sunlight that reaches Earth?
About 50% is absorbed by Earth's surface, about 25% is reflected by clouds, dust, and gases in the atmosphere, about 20% is absorbed by gases and particles in the atmosphere and about 5% is reflected by the surface back into the atmosphere. Also some absorbed energy is radiated back into the atmosphere.
Is all radiation absorbed in the earths atmosphere is absorbed in what atmosphere?
Not all the radiation is absorbed in the earth's atmosphere called the troposphere.
How does the atmosphere reflect energy?
Some sunlight is absorbed or reflected by the atmosphere before it can reach the surfaces.
When the sun light hits the earth what does it do?
About 35% of the light that hits the Earth is reflected away immediately, back into space. The remainder of the light hits the Earth. Some of it is absorbed or scattered in the atmosphere, and much of it reaches the surface as light. Sunlight that is absorbed by the surface heats the Earth.
What is sunlight changed into when it is absorbed?
When sunlight is absorbed it is changed into heat. This is because of the wavelength taken to absorb it.
