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Most solar energy that reaches earth's atmosphere is absorbed by whtat?
absorbed by earth's surface
What is intercepted solar?
intercepted solar or intercepted insolation are part of the sun rays or power that was prevented to reaching solar panel on earth surface, a) dust b) humidity c) cloud d) rain. these factors either disperse or absorb the solar insolation thereby intercepting it reaching the earth surface or the panel.
What percentage of the solar energy the reaches the outer atmosphere is absorbed at the earth's surface?
50%
What happens when the earth is between the sun and the moon?
It is a total solar eclipse. This happens when the moon fully covers the sun.
Is a Solar Storm dangerous?
A solar storm can be dangerous only if it reaches Earth's surface! Ozone should protect us, but it probobly will not this time.
Why does a solar eclipse not cover much of the earth's surface but a lunar eclipse covers half of the earth's surface at any point?
the moon is closer to earth while the sun is far away
Are all parts of the earth affected by eclipses?
Solar eclipses are visible only for a small portion of the Earth's surface where the moon covers the sun. Lunar eclipses in which the Earth's shadow covers the moon are visible for long distances but it's the color of the moon effected by those not the Earth.
What happens to most solar radiation when it reaches the surface of Earth what happens?
Most of the solar radiation is absorbed when it reaches the surface of the earth. Some of the solar radiation is also absorbed in the atmosphere.
What kind of solar energy makes its way to earth's surface?
Passive solar
Surface materials on Earth?
forests,savanahs,deserts,oceans,mountains,tundras,water and grass
What does the Earth's magnetic field stop from hitting the Earth's surface?
Solar Winds
How does cloud cover influence the amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface?
Cloud cover influences the amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface because solar radiation cannot reach earth if there is tons of clouds blocking the way
What is the term for solar radiation that reaches the earth's surface?
The solar radiation that reaches the earths surface from the sun is called INSOLATION
Why is one likely to see a larger number of lunar eclipses from a given place on the earth than the solar eclipses?
The earth is larger. It is much easier to block light to the moon than it is to block light to the surface of the earth by a smaller object. Imagine a baseball(Moon) and a basketball(Earth) and there is one light in the room. You put the basketball in between the baseball and the light, it completely covers the moon in darkness. Now pass the baseball in between the basketball and the light, shadow only covers a small area of its surface. This is why its more rare to witness a Solar Eclipse where the moon blocks a small portion of earth's surface, than a lunar eclipse where the Earth blocks all of the sunlight from the moon.
The albedo of the earth's surface is the fraction of solar radiation that is?
reflected.
About 6 percent of solar radiation is what by the Earth's surface?
Reflected.
What energy source is beneath the Earth's surface?
Solar Energy.
