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Some solar radiation is reflected back into space and some is absorbed.
- Incoming solar radiation: 100%
- Reflected by the atmosphere: 6% : Absorbed by the atmosphere: 16%
- Continuing incoming solar radiation: 78%
- Reflected by clouds: 20% : Absorbed by clouds: 3%
- Continuing incoming solar radiation: 55%
- Reflected by the earth's surface: 4% : Absorbed by the earth's surface (lands and oceans): 51%
(Source: NASA)
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y ago-- Some of it misses completely, and just keeps going.
-- Some of it reflects off of the atmosphere and/or the ground and/or the oceans,
and bounces back into space from whence it came.
-- The rest of it stays on the surface or is absorbed into the surface and everything on it,
to warm and illuminate our environment, and enhance plant and animal life.
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∙ 13y agoIt feeds the plants which gos in the food cycle and gos to the animal's then to us people and food chain!
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∙ 11y agoAbout 35% of the Sun's energy that hits the Earth is reflected away, back into space. The rest is absorbed, usually as heat.
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What form does suns energy have when it reaches earth?
The Sun's energy is given out mainly as "electromagnetic radiation". Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Heat is the main form the Sun's energy has when it reaches Earth, particularly the Earth's surface.
What is the energy transformation that occurs when the sun's energy reaches earth?
The primary thing that happens when heat energy from the sun is absorbed by the earth is that its own temperature rises. The atmosphere traps in much of this heat which creates the warm climates of the planet.
How does the light from the sun warm the earth?
The sunlight is partially absorbed by materials on Earth; when that happens, the energy in the sunlight is converted into heat energy.
What does solar energy reach earth by?
Solar energy reaches the earth by two means, Electricity and Gravity.
Energy from the sun travel to earth's surface by what?
Energy from the sun travels to the earth's surface is brought here by electromagnetic radiation. Once the radiation reaches the planet, most of it is converted to heat.
What form does suns energy have when it reaches earth?
The Sun's energy is given out mainly as "electromagnetic radiation". Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Heat is the main form the Sun's energy has when it reaches Earth, particularly the Earth's surface.
Does energy from sun travel to earth as mechanical energy?
No never as mechanical energy. It reaches mainly as light and heat
What is the sun most responsible in producing?
Heat!!!!!! While the sun does produce a lot of heat, none of it reaches Earth. What reaches Earth is electromagnetic energy (light). Some of this light is converted to heat here on Earth, such as some of the light that hits your skin.
Solar energy travels to the earth in?
Energy from the sun travels to the earth's surface is brought here by electromagnetic radiation. Once the radiation reaches the planet, most of it is converted to heat.
What process does the sun do to give heat to earth?
The energy of the sun is produced by the process of nuclear fusion, and a portion of this energy reaches the Earth in the form of sunlight, which heats the Earth.
What is the energy transformation that occurs when the sun's energy reaches earth?
The primary thing that happens when heat energy from the sun is absorbed by the earth is that its own temperature rises. The atmosphere traps in much of this heat which creates the warm climates of the planet.
How you receive heat and light from the sun?
Energy from the Sun reaches Earth as radiation from various parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. Some of this energy . Some of this energy is converted to heat. Some remains as visible light.
How does the light from the sun warm the earth?
The sunlight is partially absorbed by materials on Earth; when that happens, the energy in the sunlight is converted into heat energy.
What does solar energy reach earth by?
Solar energy reaches the earth by two means, Electricity and Gravity.
Energy from the sun travel to earth's surface by what?
Energy from the sun travels to the earth's surface is brought here by electromagnetic radiation. Once the radiation reaches the planet, most of it is converted to heat.
Does heat from the earths interior reaches earth through conduction?
Heat from the earth's interior reaches the surface through a combination of convection and conduction.
What happens to most of the energy when earth surface absorbs light?
Most of the light's energy gets converted into heat.
