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The solar radiation that reaches the earths surface from the sun is called INSOLATION
Solar, wind, water
Cloud cover influences the amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface because solar radiation cannot reach earth if there is tons of clouds blocking the way
Because it has a greater surface than land, and therefore absorbs more solar energy. Also because the ocean is generally colder than land (ocean has less thermal energy than land) , and higher energy goes to lower energy.
The fact that the sun's rays spread out in a huge region is because light energy spreads, it doesn't go straight.
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The solar radiation that reaches the earths surface from the sun is called INSOLATION
What happens to Solar Energy is that some of it gets absorbed into air, land and water while the rest gets reflected back to space.
I don't recognise your terms 'solar wave' and 'height'. Solar energy is emitted from the sun and reaches earth as radiation in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared bands. the totoal falling on 1 square meter of earths surface (on average) is 230 watts.
Because of the heat and light
Solar, wind, water
It find its way to earth
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The Earth looks bright - thus much of the light reaching Earth is reflected back into space.
earths surface
Since energy is not able to be created or destroyed, it must be used in some way. Photosynthesis is one way that solar energy is used when it hits the Earth. Some solar energy is used to heat the air, and it is also used in solar panel technology which can power a variety of objects.
absorbed by earth's surface