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Most of it is reflected back into space.
CloudsParticles in the atmosphereOceansSnow and icePart of the solar energy that comes to Earth is reflected back out to space in the same, short wavelengths in which it came to Earth.
The solar energy that reaches the Earth is called insolation.Of the incoming solar radiation 16% is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere, 3%is absorbed by clouds and 51%is absorbed by the earth's surface, making a total of 70%.
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The energy Earth receives from the Sun is often called solar energy. The rate at which this energy arrives at Earth is about 174 petawatts ( 1 petawatt = 1,000 trillion watts) at the upper atmosphere. About 30% is reflected back to space. The sun energy at the Earth's surface is mostly in the visible and near-infrared ranges with a small amount in the near-ultraviolet.
Energy is re-radiated by the Earth as infrared (thermal) radiation.
radiant energy is important to us because the sun is emittating radiation to the earth, through space
Solar energy reflected by clouds (20%) and the earth's surface (4%) is all reflected back into space.
Objects in space that can only be viewed from earth becouse of reflected light energy are said to be
objects in space that can only be viewed from earth because of reflected light energy are said to be luminous.
The Sun's light enters the Earth through refraction,because if it wouldn't enter earth only if it reflected.
Most of it is reflected back into space.
Illuminated.
Most of it is reflected back into space.
Most of it is reflected back into space.
Most of it is reflected back into space.
Solar energy can be the suns rays, or it can be space weather. But mostly it's the energy Earth gets from the sun for radiation or it can be reflected back into space.