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What is responsible for reflecting light back into the atmosphere?
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The characteristic of being able to reflect light is called albedo. Substances with high albedo are able to reflect more light. The major substances with high albedo that reflect light back into space from Earth are: clouds, snow, ice caps, aerosols etc. In fact, many environmentalists are pushing the "White Roof Movement" that encourages the painting of roofs white in order to increase the albedo in urban areas, hopefully decreasing the urban heat island effect.
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What layer of the atmosphere send radio waves back to earth?
The troposphere... It acts like a gigantic mirror - reflecting radio waves back to Earth.
When light is reflected from the surface it is?
It is reflected and sent back into the atmosphere. Sometimes it is absorbed by clouds.
How the sun shines?
in straight lines towards the earth The sun shines light into the Earth's atmosphere and the atmosphere reflects it back onto the Earth to provide power, energy, heat, and light for us all to live.
Why is sunrise and sunset abrupt on the surface of the moon?
Because the atmosphere on the moon is very thin. On earth, the light refracts back down to earth, extending the sunrise and sunset. On the moon, the light has nothing in the atmosphere to bounce off of.
Is the sun the only light source in the universe?
No, the Sun is not the only light source in the univrse. Every star is it's own light source, just as the sun is, but due to there distance they are not very effective. The Moon also creates a light source, because it reflects the light from the Sun back to earth. In the same way, if we where on the Moon, the Earth would be a light source, reflecting the light from the Sun at the moon.
What illustrates an energy transfer between atmosphere and hydrosphere?
polar ice reflecting sun's light back toward space.polar ice reflecting Sun's light back toward space
What is an example that illustrates an energy transfer between atmosphere and hydrosphere?
polar ice reflecting sun's light back towards earth.
What color is Neptune and why is it that color?
Neptune appears blue due to the methane gasses in the atmosphere absorbing the red light spectrum and reflecting the blue light spectrum back into space.
What is a word for giving or throwing back light very strongly?
Reflecting.
What does reflecting a shape mean?
A shape that can reflect most of the light back.
What region of atmosphere helps radio broadcasters?
The Ionosphere hels AM radio broadcasters by reflecting the signal back to Earth.
What layer of the atmosphere send radio waves back to earth?
The troposphere... It acts like a gigantic mirror - reflecting radio waves back to Earth.
Some objects reflect light without sending it off in many directions this is called a?
The phenomena of sending back of light is called reflection of light. And the surfaces which reflects light back are called reflecting surfaces.
What role does radiation play in warming the atmosphere?
Radiation from the sun warms the earth. Increasing amounts of greenhouse gases prevent this heat from reflecting back out into space, causing a global warming of the atmosphere.
How has co2 effected climate change?
CO2 has affected climate change, by thickening the atmosphere - this causes more radiation emitted by the sun to become trapped within the atmosphere, instead of reflecting back into space.
What makes Neptune blue in colour?
Neptune's atmosphere is 1% methane. That methane absorbs the red end of the color spectrum. So when sunlight is bounced back to the eye, you see blue.
Difference between refracting and reflecting?
Reflection is bouncing back of light after falling on a polished surface while refraction is bending of light when it falls on a surface
