Solar energy that reaches the Earth is either absorbed, or reflected back into space. Water or clouds reflect the energy, and about 30% of all the sunlight that hits the Earth is reflected away.
Of the solar energy, that is absorbed, some of it becomes heat, and some of that is re-radiated into space at night. This is why clear nights are often so cold; the Earth's heat is being radiated back into space. On cloudy nights, the heat is trapped between the surface and the clouds, keeping things warmer.
Some of the sunlight/heat goes into evaporating water from lakes or rivers, and the water vapor falls as rain later on. Some of the rain is trapped in reservoirs, or runs through dams and turbines, so hydroelectric power is actually solar power.
Some of the sunlight is absorbed by plants, and the living cells of the plants use photosynthesis to convert other matter such as soil and water into wood or plant matter. If we burn the wood, we're actually releasing solar energy back into the environment.
Plants die and fall to the ground, and eventually decay. Over the course of millions of years, the decaying organic material becomes fossilized, compressed, and transformed; it becomes coal, or oil, or natural gas. Those "fossil fuels" are actually million-year-old trapped solar energy!
The energy balance of the Earth is maintained because if the Earth heats up much, the heat helps evaporate water that forms clouds; the clouds are reflective, and more sunlight is reflected away.
it gets absorbed OR gets reflected into space.
The Earth gets its solar energy from the sun. We are the perfect distance away to harvest this resource.
By the sun
Radioactive and solar energy (or light and heat).
Solar energy
the position of the sun. If it is perpendicularly overhead then that place receives the most solar energy.
Most of it is reflected back into space.
the solar energy reflected and very gay absorbed whoever wrote this has the straightist hairline
Most of it is reflected back into space.
Most of it is reflected back into space.
Most of it is reflected back into space.
Our atmoshere can protect Earth from solar energy,but the atmoshere gets weaker every time it happens.Most of the solar energy doesn't pass ,so does and that's how we get sun burns and skin cancer from ultra violet rays.
temperature and climate since you have to use specific distance and precise solar energy reading
A question about solar energy could be: what is solar energy?: what does solar energy do?:does solar energy do anything for the earth/planet?
In India we have 300 sunny days - but we ignore this renewable energy to produce electricity.
It is called "The solar energy reflected by earth".
Solar energy is inexhaustible. Solar energy is not pollution. Solar energy can be used anywhere on Earth.
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