the greenhouse effect!
Yes, the Earth's surface absorbs about 50% of the Sun's incoming solar radiation, while the atmosphere absorbs about 20%. The absorbed energy is then re-emitted by the Earth's surface as infrared radiation.
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Solar radiation—The sun emits energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation, which heats the Earth's atmosphere. Infrared radiation—The Earth's surface absorbs solar radiation and emits heat energy in the form of infrared radiation, which warms the atmosphere. Convection—The warmed air near the Earth's surface rises, carrying heat energy higher into the atmosphere and contributing to the overall warming.
Because of the heat and light
Not as ultraviolet; the radiation is emitted as infrared radiation.
Yes, of course. Basically, all the energy (or almost all of it) that the Earth absorbs from the Sun must be radiated back into space at some moment.
Radiation
Long wave radiation in the Earth's energy budget primarily comes from the Earth's surface. The surface absorbs shortwave radiation from the sun and then emits longwave radiation back into the atmosphere. This longwave radiation plays a crucial role in maintaining the Earth's energy balance.
When Earths surface is heated it radiates some of the energy back into the atmosphere as "Infrared Radiation."
No, Earth's surface primarily radiates energy back into the atmosphere as infrared radiation, not ultraviolet radiation. Ultraviolet radiation is a higher-energy form of electromagnetic radiation that is primarily absorbed by the ozone layer in the stratosphere.
Most of the light's energy gets converted into heat.
Infrared radiation from the sun warms the Earth's surface. This heat energy is then radiated back into space as longwave infrared radiation. This process is known as the greenhouse effect.