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The two principle absorbers of radiation emitted by earth's surface are carbon doxide and?
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water vapor and carbon dioxide.
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If clouds absorb only a small amount of solar radiation how is Earth's atmosphere heated?
From the surface. Solar radiation is absorbed by the surface and emitted at a longer wavelength, which is essentially heat.
Would you sense reflected or emitted electromagnetic radiation when measuring the temperature of the ocean's surface?
If you were to measure reflected radiation then you would be measuring the temperature of the source of light (the sun)! So you need to look at the emmited radiation (measured during the night) to guage the temperature of the ocean's surface.
What type of radiation is trapped on earth's surface by the greenhouse effect?
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What is infrared radiation-?
Infrared radiation is when earths surface radiates some of earths surface back into the atmosphereinfrared radiation is a type of electromagnetic radiation, which involves waves rather than particles. This means that unlike conduction and convection radiation can even pass through the vacuum of space.infrared radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation which is emitted in the form of heat. infrared radiation is invisible
How does energy produced in the core of the sun reach the surface how long?
Mainly by radiation - however, the radiation quickly gets absorbed by an atom, and re-emitted, so it takes quite a while to reach the surface. In the outer part of the Sun, the energy also gets transported through convection.
What two principle absorbers of radiation emitted by Earth's surface are carbon dioxide and?
Water vapor.
When does the earth emit terrestrial radiation?
Terrestrial radiation refers to heat emitted from the earth's atmosphere and surface.
What form is radiation emitted from the earth's surface back into the atmosphere?
Heat rises from the surface of the earth in the form of infra-red radiation.
What best describes the primary wavelength of radiation emitted by Earth's surface?
they are longer than those emitted by the sun.
When earths surface is heated it radiates most of the energy back into the atmosphere as ultraviolet radiation?
Not as ultraviolet; the radiation is emitted as infrared radiation.
If clouds absorb only a small amount of solar radiation how is Earth's atmosphere heated?
From the surface. Solar radiation is absorbed by the surface and emitted at a longer wavelength, which is essentially heat.
Where does fusion occur mostly in stars?
In the core of the star, the heat then spreads out to the surface and is emitted as EM radiation
What is difference between emitted radiation heat and reflected radiation heat?
The magnitude of the incident angle with the normal of the reflection surface and reflection angle with the normal of the surface are the same. The direction of the reflection is away form the surface and the incident is toward the surface.
Would you sense reflected or emitted electromagnetic radiation when measuring the temperature of the ocean's surface?
If you were to measure reflected radiation then you would be measuring the temperature of the source of light (the sun)! So you need to look at the emmited radiation (measured during the night) to guage the temperature of the ocean's surface.
The amount of ultraviolet radiation hitting the Earth's surface is greatly reduced by which gas in the atmosphere?
Short wavelength radiation such as Ultraviolet fall to absorption spectrum band of Ozone. Ozone absorb UV and re-emitted the radiation in the range of infrared or thermal range radiation.
What type of radiation is trapped on earth's surface by the greenhouse effect?
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How does the energy produced in the sun reach the surface?
Mainly by radiation - however, the radiation quickly gets absorbed by an atom, and re-emitted, so it takes quite a while to reach the surface. In the outer part of the Sun, the energy also gets transported through convection.
