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What percentage of the suns radiation that reaches the earths atmosphere is absorbed by earths surface?
About 50% of the sun's radiation that reaches Earth's atmosphere is absorbed by the Earth's surface. The remaining energy is either reflected back to space or absorbed by the atmosphere.
What percentage of suns radiation is reflected by the earths surface?
About 30% of the sun's radiation is reflected back into space by the Earth's surface, clouds, and atmosphere. This reflection is known as albedo and helps regulate the Earth's temperature.
What type of radiation is reflected away from the earths surface?
Visible light and infrared radiation are mainly reflected away from the Earth's surface. These wavelengths are absorbed by the atmosphere and then reflected back out into space, helping to regulate Earth's temperature.
What are the three things that happens to the radiation the Earth receives from the sun?
It is reflected back out into space (e.g off clouds)It is captured by plants in photosynthesisIt warms the air and makes the weather systems on Earth and the ocean circulationsIt becomes trapped (over time) as fossil fuels.
What is the atmosphere of the earths moon?
There is no atmosphere on the Earth's moon.
What the Earth's atmosphere made of?
What is the earths atmosphere made of
Why is earths composition of earths atmosphere important?
The Chemical Composition of the Earth's atmosphere is important because it holds the Earth together.
Is the earths maps reflected onto the moon?
No, the Earth's maps are not reflected onto the moon. The moon does not have an atmosphere to create reflections like we see on Earth. The appearance of the moon's surface is shaped by its own geology and lack of weathering processes.
What region is on earths atmosphere?
The Region of the Earth's atmosphere is the Homosphere.
What three things can happen to the radiation that earths receives from the sun?
The radiation that Earth receives from the sun can be absorbed by the atmosphere, reflected back into space, or absorbed by the Earth's surface and converted into heat energy.
Why is only 50 percent of the solar energy that reaches the outer atmosphere absorbed by Earths surface?
The Earth looks bright - thus much of the light reaching Earth is reflected back into space.
How does Earths Atmosphere Gets Energy?
Earth's atmosphere gets energy primarily from the sun. Solar radiation heats the atmosphere, creating temperature gradients and driving weather patterns. Some energy is also exchanged between the atmosphere and the Earth's surface through processes like conduction, convection, and evaporation.
