All life on Earth depends on the sun's light. Without it we would die.
it does reach the earth in light energy.
The tropics
At the poles.
Absorbed
Yes because we use the suns energy and not polluting the earth.
~.08
its about just 1%
waves
it goes into the inner core.
Waves of heat and light, called radiation, travel to earth.
Most of it travels to Earth via light, and similar electromagnetic waves.
Less than 1% of the Sun's energy is absorbed by Earth's geosphere. The majority of the Sun's energy is absorbed by the atmosphere and surface of the Earth.