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Does visible light rays coming from earth surface heat the atmosphere in a way similar to the way a green house is heated?
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What happens as solar radiation travels towards earth?
Some is absorbed by molecules in the atmosphere (such as ultraviolet absorption by ozone), some is absorbed on the surface, and some is reflected by clouds or the surface back into space. The surface will re-radiate much of the absorbed solar radiation as infrared (thermal) radiation, and some of this is then absorbed by atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide and methane.
Why is it not completely accurate to describe the energy coming from the sun as visible radiation?
Mainly because not all of it is visible.
Where is a shooting star in the atmosphere?
"Shooting stars" or meteors are bits of material falling through Earth's atmosphere; they are heated to incandescence by the friction of the air. The bright trails as they are coming through the Earth's atmosphere are termed meteors, and these chunks as they are hurtling through space are called meteoroids. Large pieces that do not vaporize completely and reach the surface of the Earth are termed meteoritesMeteors
What level in the atmosphere is the ozone layer in and what is its role?
The ozone layer is in the stratospheric region of atmosphere. Its role is to protect us from the harmful ultraviolet radiations coming from the earth.
Why does the sky turn black after a nuclear explosion?
It might be because of dust in the atmosphere elevated by the explosion. Particles of dust absorb and scatter visible light very well. And the sky turn to black because there is on light coming through dust clouds.
What is the term for visible heat coming off of a surface?
What you are seeing is a mirage. For more information see the article at http://www.intellipoop.com/2009/07/heat-surface/
Why does spaceships catch on fire while coming back to earth?
It has a high speed as it begins re-entry, but the earths atmosphere slows it down as it approches the surface. The heat comes about due to the friction of the atmosphere on the shuttle as it slows.
What happens as solar radiation travels towards earth?
Some is absorbed by molecules in the atmosphere (such as ultraviolet absorption by ozone), some is absorbed on the surface, and some is reflected by clouds or the surface back into space. The surface will re-radiate much of the absorbed solar radiation as infrared (thermal) radiation, and some of this is then absorbed by atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide and methane.
What part of speech is the word atmosphere?
The word atmospheric is an adjective. It means to be coming from the atmosphere.
Why is it not completely accurate to describe the energy coming from the sun as visible radiation?
Mainly because not all of it is visible.
How far abouve the earth is the zone were the space ship heats up coming back to earth?
Space Ships get heated on there return to earth due to friction from the atmosphere on the surface of the ship. The ships get hotter the closer they get to the surface. They begin to encounter very thin air at ~45-50,000 ft, and the atmosphere gets much more dense thus causing faster heating, the closer they get to the surface.
What is a meteore called in space?
it is called a metoroid the different stages of a meteore are: meteoroid, meteorite and meteore. meteoriod is when it is still in space, meteorite is when it is coming through the atmosphere and, meteore is when it has touched the surface
Where is a shooting star in the atmosphere?
"Shooting stars" or meteors are bits of material falling through Earth's atmosphere; they are heated to incandescence by the friction of the air. The bright trails as they are coming through the Earth's atmosphere are termed meteors, and these chunks as they are hurtling through space are called meteoroids. Large pieces that do not vaporize completely and reach the surface of the Earth are termed meteoritesMeteors
What level in the atmosphere is the ozone layer in and what is its role?
The ozone layer is in the stratospheric region of atmosphere. Its role is to protect us from the harmful ultraviolet radiations coming from the earth.
When is surface season 2 coming out?
"Surface" (2005) was canceled after the first season.
Why does the sky turn black after a nuclear explosion?
It might be because of dust in the atmosphere elevated by the explosion. Particles of dust absorb and scatter visible light very well. And the sky turn to black because there is on light coming through dust clouds.
The visible smoke coming out of a chimney is called?
i dont know but i think it flue
