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The atmoshere can stop the gamma ray but the half of the atmosphere that gets hit by the gamma ray will be destroyed. Chemicals in the gamma ray will eat the ozone and destroy the atmosphere leaving the earth unprotected against the suns U-V rays.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoElectromagnetic waves such as light, radio, X-rays pass through the atmosphere.
Scientists theorize that there are "gravity waves" propagated through space as well, but these have not yet been detected.
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∙ 13y agoThe question describes the type of light of interest as "visible". By definition, then,
it's talking about light that can propagate from place to place without appreciable
attenuation, and be detected by the eye. This process, defined by the question itself,
requires that the atmosphere be transparent, not opaque.
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∙ 13y agoNo. Visible light stops immediately as soon as it hits earth's atmosphere. That's the
whole reason why we can't see the sun, moon, stars, airplanes, or anything across
the room ... the light from them can never pass through the air and reach our eyes.
/sarcasm
Visible light is capable of traveling through the atmosphere. As the above contributor noted, if it could not we would be incapable of seeing anything at all.
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∙ 10y agoSure, both light and radio waves penetrate Earth's atmosphere.
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∙ 10y agoPerhaps you can figure this out on your own. Did you ever see the Sun, the Moon, or the stars?
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∙ 12y agoNo. We are not able to see anything, and the sun does not shine.
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∙ 13y agoNo gamma rays X-rays Ultraviolet rays and much of the infrared rays are blocked by the atmosphere but small part of infrared reach the mountain
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∙ 10y agoVisible light and FM radio waves find our atmosphere most transparent, but any EM radiation can reach the ground if it's powerful enough.
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∙ 13y agoNo, most electromagnetic waves are either reflected or absorbed by our atmosphere.
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How much of the radiation from visible light waves is absorbed as the radiation passes through the atmosphere?
almost none the vast majority of visible light passes through the atmosphere.
Where will light go when it touches the atmosphere?
The atmosphere is mostly transparent at the frequencies of visible light; in fact, the fact that our eyes see in that range is probably BECAUSE it is the transparent frequency range.Light that hits the atmosphere will predominantly penetrate the atmosphere and reach the Earth. Some small percentage of the light will be absorbed or scattered passing through, and a very small percentage will be reflected and bounce back into space.
What happens to visible light when it enters earths atmosphere?
approx 25% is reflected approx 20% is absorbed approx 55% pass through to Earth's surface (it burns) supposedly
Why are some telescopes placed in orbit around the earth?
because looking through the Earth's atmosphere can distort the incoming light.
What wavelengths can astronomers detect from earth?
Only those which aren't absorbed too much by the atmosphere. Those are visible light, and radio waves.
What in the atmosphere asorbs energy?
The atmosphere is transparent to the visible light of the Sun. So it passes right through, only to get absorbed by the surface of the Earth.
How do visible light and infrared energy warm earth?
The Earth and atmosphere absorb the visible and infrared energy and this warms the earth.
How much of radiation from visible light waves is absorbed as the radiation passes through the atmosphere?
almost none the vast majority of visible light passes through the atmosphere.
How much of the radiation from visible light waves is absorbed as the radiation passes through the atmosphere?
almost none the vast majority of visible light passes through the atmosphere.
Earth's atmosphere is mostly transparent to which forms of light energy?
visible
Which types of the sun's radiation is not blocked by the earth's atmosphere?
Infra red and visible light.
What is the Earth's atmosphere most transparent to?
The Earth's atmosphere is most transparent tw different things. The first thing is Visible light and the second is radio.
The solar radiation least absorbed by the layers of the atmosphere before reaching Earth is?
visible light
What penetrates the earth's atmosphere to reach the surface?
Electromagnetic radiation from the sun, most in the form of visible light.
Why is there no light in space?
Its because there is NOTHING between each star, that light can react against, it's something to do with air, or the atmosphere, because there is no light on the moon, (like there is on earth) since it has no atmosphere. or any sort of gas. The atmosphere scatters the light, no atmosphere, no visible light, (like the light on earth).
Transfer of energy from the sun to earth's surface?
That is transferred mainly through visible and infrared light.That is transferred mainly through visible and infrared light.That is transferred mainly through visible and infrared light.That is transferred mainly through visible and infrared light.
Do ultraviolet waves get through earth's atmosphere?
Ultraviolet light does come through the Earth's atmosphere. These are the waves that cause sunburn, and are usually referred to as UV rays.
