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The sun heats the atmosphere. Solar radiation largely passes through the atmosphere and warms the surface of the earth. The earth then radiates heat up into the lower levels of the atmosphere where greenhouse gases warm. The warmed greenhouse gases then continue to radiate heat in all directions warming the atmosphere and again the earth's surface.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoSolar radiation that the earths surface receives is what heats the earths atmosphere. The surface absorbs the radiation and is then emitted as long-waves of radiation to the atmosphere.
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When the sun heats the earths water what happens to this water vapor?
It goes into the atmosphere as part of the water cycle.
What does the absorption of thermal energy from the ground do to earths surface?
The absorption of thermal energy from the ground heats the lower atmosphere and keeps Earth's surface much warmer than it would if there were no atmosphere. :)
What is an interplanetary material that falls in to earths atmosphere?
As it falls through the atmosphere and heats up, the glowing streak of light is called a meteor. If fragments of the object actually get through the atmosphere and fall to the ground, the fragments are called meteorites.
What is the particles outside earths atmosphere?
The particles outside the Earths atmosphere are called, meteoroids.
What heats the lower atmosphere?
The lower atmosphere is heated by the ground, which is heated by sunlight.
Most of the energy that heats earths atmosphere is visible light?
no it's infared radition
When the sun heats the earths water what happens to this water vapor?
It goes into the atmosphere as part of the water cycle.
What is most of the energy that heats earths atmosphere?
Heat from the sun rising as infrared radiation from the surface of the earth.
What does the absorption of thermal energy from the ground do to earths surface?
The absorption of thermal energy from the ground heats the lower atmosphere and keeps Earth's surface much warmer than it would if there were no atmosphere. :)
Why do space shuttles heat up when they re-enter into the earths atmosphere?
When the shuttle goes from the vacuum of space and enters the earths atmosphere, it heats up because of simple friction. The friction is from the shuttle going so fast and hitting the atmosphere. Same reason you sometimes see meteor showers.
What is an interplanetary material that falls in to earths atmosphere?
As it falls through the atmosphere and heats up, the glowing streak of light is called a meteor. If fragments of the object actually get through the atmosphere and fall to the ground, the fragments are called meteorites.
How is Eath's surface heated?
The earths surface is one of the few planets in our solar system with an atmosphere. Sun penetrates our atmosphere and is trapped in the ozone layer creating a green house effect that heats the planet.
What heats up the atmosphere here?
By here I presume you mean earth, the sun heats the atmosphere directly, but also heats objects which in turn also give off heat to the atmosphere
What does CO2 do to the earths temperature?
Heats it up
What heats water on earths surface?
the sun
How do geologists think earths atmosphere formed?
how do geologists think earths atmosphere is formed
What is the particles outside earths atmosphere?
The particles outside the Earths atmosphere are called, meteoroids.
