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The solar energy that reaches the Earth is called insolation.
Of the incoming solar radiation 16% is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere, 3%is absorbed by clouds and 51%is absorbed by the earth's surface, making a total of 70%.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoBoth, and the Earth also radiates energy back into space.
Of the sunlight that hits the Earth, about 30% is reflected back into space by clouds, snow, or water. (Light that hits the Earth coming close to "straight down" is generally absorbed by water, but some of the light striking the water at an angle is reflected.) Of the light that is absorbed, a lot of it is used in a chemical process in plants called "photosynthesis". The solar energy helps the plants to grow, and energy is stored in the plants. When we eat the plants or burn the wood, we're releasing the solar energy stored within the plants.
Much of the Earth's energy is radiated back into space, and it is this balance between energy absorbed and energy radiated away that keeps the Earth at its current temperature.
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∙ 13y agoYes.
Some is absorbed ... that's how the earth is warmed.
Some is reflected ... that's how you can the earth if you're on the moon.
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∙ 13y agoabsorbed
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What happens to the solar energy that is absorbed by earth?
Most of it is reflected back into space.
Describe what happens to solar energy that reaches the Earth?
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What happens to the sunlight that hits the surface of the Earth?
Sunlight that hits the Earth's surface is absorbed by the Earth. It is then reflected back.
Most solar energy that reaches earth's atmosphere is absorbed by whtat?
absorbed by earth's surface
When energy from the sun reaches earth it is not?
absorbed by earth's core
Is more energy from the sun absorbed or reflected by Earth's surface?
Absorbed
Is energy absorbed or reflected when the sun's rays strike the earth's surface?
Energy is being absorbed AND being reflected when the sun's ray strike the Earth's surface.
When the Sun's rays strikes Earth's surface energy is reflected or absorbed?
absorbed
Solar radiation that is not reflected by Earth's systems is absorbed This absorbed energy is then reradiates as what into space?
This absorbed energy is then re-radiated as heat
What happens to that energy from the sun that is absorbed by earth surface?
Energy from the sun that is absorbed by the Earth's surface is reflected back into the atmosphere or absorbed by land and water and transformed into heat.
What can happen to energy as it hits Earth's surface?
It can be either absorbed or reflected.
What happens to the solar energy that is absorbed by earth?
Most of it is reflected back into space.
What happens to the energy from the sun that is absorbed. by earths surface?
Energy from the sun that is absorbed by the Earth's surface is reflected back into the atmosphere or absorbed by land and water and transformed into heat.
Where does the energy from the sun that is not used go to?
Most radiant energy is absorbed by Earth. The rest is reflected and bounces back and forth between Earth's surface and the clouds until absorbed.
What happens to solar energy that is not absorbed by earth's surface?
Most of it is reflected back into space.
What happens to the solar energy that is not absorbed by Earth's surface?
Most of it is reflected back into space.
What happens to the solar energy that is absorbed by Earth's surface?
Most of it is reflected back into space.
