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Can X-rays easily penetrate Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground from space?
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∙ 14y ago
Apparently, yes (if it can go through anything that is less dense than a thick lead).
Actually, the atmosphere stops most of the X-rays.
A lot of radio waves can reach the surface.
That's why "X-ray telescopes" are put in space, but "radio telescopes" can be on the ground.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe don't. Not many would reach the Earth's surface, in any case. It is precisely for that reason that they put Chandra out into space. Read here for more details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
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∙ 10y agoyes, from a variety of sources, but fear not, our atmosphere is pretty good at filtering them out.
yes it can if you have a really big x-ray
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∙ 10y agoUltraviolet rays do reach the Earth from the Sun.
However, most of the UV light is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and does not reach the surface.
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∙ 14y agoNo. X-rays are absorbed by the atmosphere.
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∙ 12y agoyes radio waves can but nothing else can.
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A meteorite is a meteorid that's enter earths atmosphere and strikes the ground true or false?
Almost true; a meteorite is a rock that has SURVIVED hitting the Earth. Many meteorites are destroyed when they strike the Earth.
Why is the Hubble space telescope in space and not on Earth?
Because the earths atmosphere tends to block and stir up some of the light from stars and so by having a telescope not in the atmosphere no light is blocked and there are no air currents or density differences so you can see more than a telescope on the ground.
How many pounds of pressure is put on the human spine while in the earths atmosphere?
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Why is there no ocean on Mars?
Since Mars's atmosphere is much weaker than Earths, the sun's rays hit the ground and sort of roast the ground. Mars used to have oceans, or at least rivers, according to soil samples examined by NASA, but the sun caused them to evaporate a long time ago.
Why is ozone described as hazardous at ground level but helpful in the upper atmosphere?
Ozone is described as hazardous at ground level but helpful in the upper atmosphere because at ground level, ozone is poisonous but, in the upper atmosphere, it protects us from the sun's radiation.
What Forms when a meteoroid enters earths atmosphere?
Meteoroids don't enter the earths atmosphere, Meteors do. Meteoroids are the rocks that you find on the ground after a meteor penetrated the atmosphere and made it to the ground.
Neither X rays nor radio waves can penetrate the earth's atmosphere?
False. For some bands of radio waves the atmosphere is transparent. Radio waves can penetrate to the ground. That's why we have radio telescopes on the Earth.
What happens to solar energy as it enters earths atmosphere?
it gets absorbed by the ground
What is a meteroid that enters earths atmosphere?
When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it is called a meteor. A meteor that passes through the atmosphere and strikes the ground is called a meteorite.
Which of earths sphere includes the oceans ground water lakes and glaciers?
The energy exchanges between space , the atmosphere, and earths surface produce
What does the absorption of thermal energy from the ground do to earths surface?
The absorption of thermal energy from the ground heats the lower atmosphere and keeps Earth's surface much warmer than it would if there were no atmosphere. :)
What is the lowest layer of Earths atmosphere the one directly above the ground called?
The Troposphere. M. West
What is the difference between a meteorite as it enters earths Atmosphere and the impact it makes with the ground?
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What is an interplanetary material that falls in to earths atmosphere?
As it falls through the atmosphere and heats up, the glowing streak of light is called a meteor. If fragments of the object actually get through the atmosphere and fall to the ground, the fragments are called meteorites.
Can microwaves get through the earth's atmosphere?
No Yes (see image link below) but water (even as vapor in the air) reduces transmission a lot. --- Microwaves can and do penetrate the atmosphere. Infact they are often used as a primary form of communication with spacecraft because of this. On rare occasions and due to weather conditions in the upper atmosphere, microwave radiation can be reflected back to earth. On the other hand less energetic radio waves that are lower in the spectrum are easily reflected back to earth by the troposphere. As a rule of thumb; VLF - HF (Very low frequencies to high frequencies 200 kc to 32 MHz) are reflected easily. (Follow the curvature of the earth and have a ground wave and are reflected by the ionosphere (D and E layers of gases which are charged by solar activity). HF - VHF (32mHz - 400mHz) penetrate moderately to penetrate easily (Starting to be LOS and can be reflected by the tropospheric conditions) UHF - uF (400 MHz - 40,000 MHz) penetrate almost exclusively and are nearly LOS (line of sight) Examples of microwave transmissions are ; Satellite broadcasting which occurs around 10 gHz Satellite to satellite and ground to satellite communications RADAR Speed traps Wireless lans (5 gHz and 1.2 gHz) Radio Astonomy SETI et.c
How can groundwater return to the atmosphere?
Well one way it can return to the atmosphere is it can evaporate and go up. Another way is that it can turn to runoff, water that cannot soak into the ground and instead flows across Earths surface.
Can asteroids and comets still bombard your planet - earth?
yes, many objects enter earths atmosphere everyday but are burnt up before they make it to the ground.
