Lots!
About half the amount of sunlight reaches the surface of Mars compared to Earth, due to its greater distance from the Sun. The thin atmosphere on Mars also scatters and absorbs some of the sunlight before it reaches the surface.
plentiful
it is estimated that it takes approximately 8 mins for light for the sun to reach the earths crust
Sunlight reaching Earth is most affected by the law of reflection and refraction. Reflection is when light bounces off an object, and refraction is when light changes direction as it passes from one medium to another. Both of these phenomena play a crucial role in determining how much sunlight reaches Earth's surface.
Jupiter receives very little sunlight. About 5 Astronomical Unit (AU) or 1/25th the amount of sunlight that the Earth receives, reaches the surface of Jupiter.
The amount of sunlight reaching a location at a particular time is determined by Earth's shape, axial tilt, rotation, and orbit around the sun. These factors affect the angle at which sunlight hits the Earth's surface, leading to variations in day length and intensity of sunlight throughout the year.
About 35% of the light that hits the Earth is reflected away immediately, back into space. The remainder of the light hits the Earth. Some of it is absorbed or scattered in the atmosphere, and much of it reaches the surface as light. Sunlight that is absorbed by the surface heats the Earth.
At any given time, half (50%) of Earth is exposed to sunlight.
Sunlight is composed of three types of ultraviolet (UV) light: UVA, UVB, and UVC. UVA accounts for about 95% of the UV light that reaches the Earth's surface, while UVB makes up the remaining 5%. UVC is absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere and does not reach the surface.
Because there is no sunlight that far down.
The varying intensity of the sun's energy that reaches the Earth is due in part to the angle of sunlight, which changes with the Earth's tilt and orbit. This angle affects how much atmosphere the sunlight must pass through and the concentration of energy over a given area. Additionally, factors like the Earth's distance from the sun during its elliptical orbit and seasonal changes further influence the intensity of solar energy received at different locations and times.
half a billionth