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What energy resources are found above the earths surface?
Solar, wind, water
Which two types of surface on earth are most important absorbing solar energy and keepig the planet warm?
One surface type on Earth that helps absorb solar energy and keeps the planet warm is water. Another surface type that helps keep the planet warm by absorbing solar energy is vegetated land.
What is the term for solar radiation that reaches the earth's surface?
The solar radiation that reaches the earths surface from the sun is called INSOLATION
Why does the global ocean absorb much of the solar energy that reaches the earth?
Because it has a greater surface than land, and therefore absorbs more solar energy. Also because the ocean is generally colder than land (ocean has less thermal energy than land) , and higher energy goes to lower energy.
What are 3 factors that cause the amount of solar energy to vary over earths surface?
The fact that the sun's rays spread out in a huge region is because light energy spreads, it doesn't go straight.
What is the transfer of energy from the sun to earths surface?
Because of the heat and light
What energy resources are found above the earths surface?
Solar, wind, water
Most of the solar energy reaching planet Earth and its atmosphere is absorbed by what?
earths surface
What percentage of the solar energy the reaches the outer atmosphere is absorbed at the earths surface?
50%
Name the pigment which can absorb solar energy?
Chloroplasts the pigment which can absorb solar energy.
What is Best surface to minimize solar heat gain?
The answer lies in the Leslie Cube (look it up in an Internet search). Though the cube demonstrates which surface radiates heat better the principle is the same. A dark colour absorbs solar energy better than a light surface and a matt surface likewise absorbs solar energy better than a gloss surface. Think of it this way ... the amount of solar energy hitting two side by side surfaces is the same for each but the light glossy one will reflect more solar energy and therefore absorb less while the dark matt surface will reflect less solar energy and therefore absorb more. Hence solar heat collectors are black.
Which two types of surface on earth are most important absorbing solar energy and keepig the planet warm?
One surface type on Earth that helps absorb solar energy and keeps the planet warm is water. Another surface type that helps keep the planet warm by absorbing solar energy is vegetated land.
Which type of light energy found in solar radation is most likely to reach the earths surface?
visible light
Which molecules are essentially required to absorb solar energy to carry out photosynthesis?
Which molecules are essentially required to absorb solar energy to carry out photosynthesis?
Why do the poles receive the less solar energy than the equator does?
Because the middle of the earths surface is the hottest on earth and the equator is right in the middle and the poles is at the end of the earths surfaces
How do solar panels absorb energy?
mere
What is an example of energy being transferred?
when solar energy gets away from the sun and the plants absorb the solar energy.
