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Neither, they ARE energy.
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When the suns rays strike the earths surface energy is absorbed or reflected?
absorbed
How much of suns energy is absorbed or reflected by clouds?
45%
When the suns rays strike earth's surface energy is?
Absorbed
How much of the suns rays get absorbed into our atmosphere?
About 17% of the suns rays get absorbed into our atmosphere
What happens after the suns rays hit the earth?
They are either reflected, some hitting clouds others caught by particles in the atmosphere or continue on back in to space - or they are absorbed as heat energy
What happens to the suns energy that does reach earth?
Some is absorbed by the earths air water and soil. The remainder is reflected.
How do you define solar energy?
Solar energy can be the suns rays, or it can be space weather. But mostly it's the energy Earth gets from the sun for radiation or it can be reflected back into space.
What was an invention made by Archimedes that reflected the suns rays?
Well, Archimedes made a war weapon that reflected the suns rays in order to set Roman ships on fire. It was called the Death Ray.
How is the energy from the sun reflected by the atmosphere?
The Suns rays reflect of the Earth, then off the outer shell of the atmosphere, temporarily trapping sunlight and heat.
Is the suns energy completely absorbed by the atmosphere?
No it is not.
What happens to the Suns energy when it reaches the earths surface?
What happens to Solar Energy is that some of it gets absorbed into air, land and water while the rest gets reflected back to space.
Sun's energy is absorbed by what?
the suns energy is absorbed by the leaf to make food. this is called photosynthesis :)
