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What is radiation?
Electromagnetic radiation (light, heat, X-rays, etc. & charged particles from the solar wind.
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Why do you say that solor energy is one way traffic?
Energy comes from Sun to Earth (and is also radiated into space in general). No significant amount of energy gets back into the Sun. That means that the Sun continuously loses energy.
Does energy leave the ecosystem in the form of heat?
If by the 'ecosystem' you mean the surface of the earth and its atmosphere, which includes all living things on earth, then yes, the only way for energy to leave is by radiation out into space. The ecosystem receives heat from the sun and from the earth's hot interior, and radiates heat back into space, thus maintaining a thermal balance over time.
What ways do people use sun's energy?
If you stand in the sun it gives you vitamin C, and also another way is to use the sun is by using it to power solar powered electricity. The sun generates all energy we have on earth. Plants use sunlight for photosynthesis and the cycle goes from there. Also the sun heats the earth.
What types of energy does the Earth receive from the Sun?
Ultraviolet Types
How do you know that gravity does not produce the sun's energy?
You can indeed get energy from gravitational contraction. However, theoretical calculations show that this type of energy can in no way power the Sun for 4.6 billions of years - and it is known that Earth, and the Solar System, have approximately that age.
What happens to the energy the sun gives of?
it finds its way into the earth.....
How long will it take earth to get to the sun?
It will take 8 minutes for the light from the sun to reach Earth. The actual heat of the sun does not reach all the way out to Earth. The warmth on Earth comes from the conversion of light energy to heat energy.
Does most of the Sun's energy make it to the Earth's surface?
No, the Sun is a spherical star and it radiates it energy in all directions from all of its surface, this amounts to 384.6 yotta watts (3.846×1026 W)per second.The earth is VERY small and quite a long way from the Sun and only receives 84 Terrawatts of Power per day over its entire surface, a very small fraction of what the Sun is producing.
What is the primary way the sun's energy goes to Earth?
radiation. heat waves
What is the way the sun's energy is absorbed by the earths surface and warms the earth?
the answer is conduction
What do you understand by energy flows in a one way direction but water follows in a cycle pathway in the living world?
Energy is continuously being degraded - converted from useful energy to less useful energy. We get our energy from the Sun, which burns its nuclear fuel (hydrogen), and radiates the energy into space. The energy Earth receives will again be radiated into space, sooner or later. From there it gets diluted; most of it won't ever return to the Sun.
Why do you say that solor energy is one way traffic?
Energy comes from Sun to Earth (and is also radiated into space in general). No significant amount of energy gets back into the Sun. That means that the Sun continuously loses energy.
Does energy leave the ecosystem in the form of heat?
If by the 'ecosystem' you mean the surface of the earth and its atmosphere, which includes all living things on earth, then yes, the only way for energy to leave is by radiation out into space. The ecosystem receives heat from the sun and from the earth's hot interior, and radiates heat back into space, thus maintaining a thermal balance over time.
How the sun provides chemical energy to people on earth?
The source of energy is the nuclear fusion.
Does Geothermal use the sun's energy in any way?
No. Geothermal means heat from the earth. It uses heat from the earth's core.
Where is the greater amount of the sun's thermal energy concentrated on earth?
The equator. On average, it is angled i such a way that the sun's rays hit it most directly
What ways do people use sun's energy?
If you stand in the sun it gives you vitamin C, and also another way is to use the sun is by using it to power solar powered electricity. The sun generates all energy we have on earth. Plants use sunlight for photosynthesis and the cycle goes from there. Also the sun heats the earth.
