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What can happen to solar energy that reaches the earth's surface?
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∙ 15y ago
The Sun's light (all forms of radiation from radio to heat to light to xrays are electromagnetic radiation) is radiated outward in pretty-much equal measure in all directions. Some tiny part of the Sun's radiation impacts the Earth, warming the planet, causing weather, plant growth and sunburns. Other portions of the Sun's radiation hits each of the other bodies in the solar system; Mercury, Venus, the Moon, Mars, all the asteroids, Jupiter and its moons, Saturn and its moons, Uranus et al, and Neputune and... as well as all the comets, minor planets, dwarf planets, space rocks and everything else.
We use solar energy to a limited extent here on Earth. Astronomer, physicist and all-around genius Freeman Dyson proposed that REALLY advanced civilizations might build a spherical shell all around the Sun to capture ALL of the solar energy, so that none would leak out. This "Dyson Sphere" would appear to be a very large, fairly cool "black giant" star that might not be visible at all.
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∙ 11y agoSolar energy is in the form of EM radiation. As it passes through the space between Sun and Earth it encounters very little that would attrite (diminish) it until it reaches our atmosphere, which is transparent to both radio waves and light waves (including infrared and ultraviolet) but tends to attrite gamma rays and microwaves. The Sun and Earth are not significantlly changing distance, so Doppler shifting is not an issue.
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∙ 16y agoIt finds its way to the earth and other planets or it just travels off into space.
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∙ 9y agoMany things happen to solar energy as it flows to and from earth. Some of the energy is absorbed by water such as oceans and the other energy is reflected back into the atmosphere.
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∙ 12y agoIt find its way to earth
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∙ 15y agoit gives the earth heat
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∙ 12y agoIt finds its way to.earth
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What do weathering erosion and deposition do to the earths surface?
It makes rock, etc. move to different areas which causes more things to happen!
What would happen to an igneous rock exposed at the earths surface?
It would be weathered and eroded by atmospheric and environmental agents of denudation.
What layer of the earths atmosphere does the weather happen?
the troposphere.
Are the forces that drive the rock cycle beneath Earth's surface the same as thee forces that drive the rock cycle on or near Earth's surface?
they are not the same b/c the steps of the rock cycle that happen above the eartths surface require other things(evaporation etc.) than below the earths surface(heat, pressure, etc)
How does a strike slip fault lead to an earthquake?
An earthquake occurs deep in the earths crust caused by the displacement of two faults in the crust. Directly above the fault on the earths surface is called the epicenter. Which shows the aftermath of the strike slip fault that occured in the earths crust. So the strike slip fault is the effect of the displacement of the crust at that point deep in the earths crust which causes an earthquake to happen whenever there is a displacement of two faults.
On what part of the earths surface does weathering happen at a faster rate?
yes
How do Haiti earthquakes happen?
they just happen earthquakes are caused from the plates under earths surface moving
What happen when a gas reaches its lowest possible temperature?
It has no more kinetic energy
What would happen if earths supply of energy stopped?
If the earth's supply of energy stopped, Caveman time!
What happen to the energy being put into water when it reaches 100 degrees?
It turns from latent energy into sensible energy when steam is created
What happen to rainwater when it reaches the earth surface?
it soaks into the soil or goes evaporates and repeats the water cycle.
What can happen to energy as it hits Earth's surface?
It can be either absorbed or reflected.
Why do most events on earth happen because of the sun?
This is because the sun is earths basic source of energy.
What would happen if carbon dioxide methane and water vapor were not in the atmosphere?
The Earths surface would be much colder than it is.
What are the three things that happens to the radiation the Earth receives from the sun?
It is reflected back out into space (e.g off clouds)It is captured by plants in photosynthesisIt warms the air and makes the weather systems on Earth and the ocean circulationsIt becomes trapped (over time) as fossil fuels.
What happens along a fault beneath earths surface when earthquakes happen?
If the fault is responsible for the earthquake, there will be movement (displacement) along the fault.
What would happen if the space station stop moving sideways?
Earth's Gravity would pull it straight down to the Earths Surface.
