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It's a spectroscopic effect. We can easily measure the energy of light given it's frequency. E=hv.
Radiation like light can excite (electronically or vibrationally) air molecules and various other molecules in the car. Excited states of molecules are extremely short lived, thus the molecules will rapidly decay down to there ground state lg>
Upon relaxation there are several types of radiative and non-radiative decay. Since most of the matter in your car does is not fluorescent or phosphorescent the dominant decay factor in heat. Upon relaxation the molecules radiate heat, which will continue to build up in your car unless you open the windows, in which case thermodynamics tells us that the heat will flow from hot to cold.
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How does the Sun's atmosphere differ from its interior?
I could be wrong, but the atmosphere of the sun is hotter than the interior, oddly enough.
Is Mercury hotter than Earth why?
Mercury is hotter than the earth because:It has a thin atmosphere, where much heat can pass throughIt is the closest planet to the SunIt doesn't have an ozone layer
Why is a White Dwarf hotter than the sun?
A white dwarf is what remains of a star's interior, which is much hotter than the surface because it is closer to the source of fusion.
How does Venus size and atmosphere compare to earth?
Venus is smaller than earth and its nearer to the sun so the atmosphere is hotter
Explain why the surface of Venus hotter than the surface of Murcury?
Mercury doesn't have a atmosphere, so one side is always cold and the other is extremely hot. Venus is hotter because it has an atmosphere, and it traps in the heat from the sun, also the gases on Venus acts like a greenhouse effect making it hotter.
How is Venus hotter than mercury because Mercury is closer to the sun than Venus?
Venus is hotter than Mercury because Venus traps heat and cannot escape from the Sun in the atmosphere.
Is Venus's hotter than Mercury?
Even though Mercury is closer to the sun than Venus, Venus is hotter because it has a dense atmosphere that traps the suns heat while Mercury does not.
Which planet is hotter than Mercury has a longer period of rotation than revolution and has an atmosphere of about 97 percent carbon dioxide?
mercury
What is the atmosphere for veinus?
The atmosphere for Venus is hotter and denser than that of the earth. Venus is made up of 96% of carbon dioxide and the remaining content is mostly nitrogen.
What is it about the Sun's corona that astronomers don't understand?
the corona is much hotter than the layers of the sun that are closer to the sun's interior
Which planet is the moon hotter than in the daytime?
The moon is hotter than the earth in day time but also colder in night time because the earth has a atmosphere which doesnt object us to as much heat or coldness, but the moon has no atmosphere and take in much heat in day time and freezing cold at night :) So most planets with a larger atmosphere unless really close or really far away to the sun isn't as hotter as the earth
What mechanisms do astronomers believe is responsible for making the Sun's outer atmosphere so much hotter than its photosphere?
The mechanism that astronomers believe is responsible for making the Sun's outer atmosphere so much hotter than the photosphere is called the plasma jet. These jets of plasma are known as spicules.
