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What kind of heat is the sun?
Radiant heat I assume you mean the heat emitted by the Sun rather than the heat of the Sun itself.
Which renewable energy options involve the use of heat from the sun?
ALL renewable energy depends on the sun for its power and existence EXCEPT geothermal, which is heat from below the ground.Solar power (direct from the sun)Hydro (water from the water cycle which is powered by the sun)Wave and tidal (gravitational forces caused by the moon and the sun)Biofuel (vegetation etc that needs the sun to grow)
Why is the temperatureat the top of a mountain cooler than at the bottom of the mountain?
It is cooler on top of a mountain than it is below because the sun's rays do not heat the atmosphere directly. The sun's rays bump into dust particles, splitting into different directions. therefore, as the sun ray's reach the the crust, the soil on the ground insulates more heat as it is located near the timberline where the soil insulates more heat.
How winds is blowing?
When cold air sinks to the ground The sun heat it again when the air gets hotter it will rise. The movement of this air is what we feel as wind.
Snowman melting in the sun is it radiation?
The melting of the snowman will be a result of both radiative and convective heat transfer. The sun will directly pour energy into the snowman as radiative heat transfer (although a lot would be reflected too) and the surrounding air, as it is warmed by the sun or by the ground that the sun shines on will transfer heat via convection.
How does radiation dissipate?
When the Sun's heat warms the ground and air.
Why does the ground heat up during day time?
The ground becomes warm during the day time because the sun transfers its heat to the ground as it hits the earth,
When light from the sun warms the ground the transfer of heat energy is called?
Radiation
Why is the ground cold in the morning?
The sun heats the earth but at night their is no sun and the heat of the soil is radiates back into space.
What is the layer called trapping all the heat in the earth?
Many, if not all of the various layers of a planet's atmosphere trap at least some of the heat from the sun. Additionally, the ground and bodies of water trap heat from the sun (and heat from the atmosphere).
Snow on the ground prevents polar climates from gaining heat by what mechanism?
By reflecting the Sun's heat back into space. This is called albedo.
Does the sun's energy heat the air close to earth?
Not directly. The sun's energy heats the ground, which in turn heats the air above it.
Why does the ground get warm during the day?
It absorbs the heat from the sun, it is a better conductor of heat than the air so it remains warm longer.
How does the distance of a planet affect in surface temperature?
If that planet is far from the sun it is really cold because the sun heats the ground and the heat comes up
The sun is our what of heat?
the sun is our source of heat
Why are air temperatures usually higher in the late afternoon than in the morning?
because the sun is higher than when it is the morning the higher the sun the more engry
What does the sun heat?
what does the sun heat.
