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What gases such as co2 and water vapor absord the sun radiation and reflect it back to earth's surface?
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Greenhouse gases.
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What type of radiation is trapped on the earths surface by the green house effect?
Infrared radiation
What is the intense heat beneath earths surface can be a source of?
radiation & gravity
Which gas prevents damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun from reaching earths surface?
Ozone
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
What effect can a very large eruption have on earths climate?
It will cool the earth's surface as radiation from the sun is blocked from entering the atmosphere
True or False On avereage clouds reflect more solar radiation back to space than the earths surface?
no
What does the earths surface emit?
Infrared radiation.
The earths surface transfers heat to the atmosphere primarily by?
the answer is radiation
How does volcanic ash in earths atmosphere effect solar radiation?
It increases the amount of solar radiation that reflect into space
What type of radiation is trapped on the earths surface by the green house effect?
Infrared radiation
What absorbs energy that is radiation from earths surface?
the greenhouse effect!
What type of radiation is reflected away from the earths surface?
Long-wave radiation and visible light.
What is the term for solar radiation that reaches the earth's surface?
The solar radiation that reaches the earths surface from the sun is called INSOLATION
Does the earths atmosphere reflect the suns radiation back into space?
Yes, about 30% of it goes back.
What is the intense heat beneath earths surface can be a source of?
radiation & gravity
Why don't all areas of earths's surface receive the same amount of radiation?
All areas don't have the same asorption and reflection areas. Ice covered areqs reflect radiation mores so than vegatation covered areas,etc. Water and land absorb and reflect differently. Cloud covered areas and cloudless areas get different radiation.
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.
