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When the sun light hits the earth what does it do?
About 35% of the light that hits the Earth is reflected away immediately, back into space. The remainder of the light hits the Earth. Some of it is absorbed or scattered in the atmosphere, and much of it reaches the surface as light. Sunlight that is absorbed by the surface heats the Earth.
Is the distance from the sun to the earth 1 light year?
No. A light year is the distance light travels in a year. By comparison, the sun is about 8 light minutes from Earth. This distance from Earth to the sun is called 1 astronomical unit or 1 AU.
If the sun is luminous what are the earth and moon?
Earth and Moon are Non-Luminous, and a bit reflective. Moon light is sun light that has bounced back from the moon.
Which layer of the sun radiates light?
That would be an outer layer called the, "Photosphere".
What are particles called that bring heat and light from the center of the sun to earth?
They are called photons.
What is the sun most responsible in producing?
Heat!!!!!! While the sun does produce a lot of heat, none of it reaches Earth. What reaches Earth is electromagnetic energy (light). Some of this light is converted to heat here on Earth, such as some of the light that hits your skin.
When the earth blocks the light of the sun on the moon what is it called?
Eclipse of the moon.
Where does the moon receive the light that it reflects?
The moon receives its light from the Sun. Sunlight hits the surface of the moon and is reflected back towards Earth, creating the moon's glow in the night sky.
Why is there light on Earth?
There is light on earth because of the sun. Is that the answer you were looking for?
Energy leaves the sun as light from a region called?
The energy leaves the sun as light from the region called the photosphere. This is the visible surface of the sun where most of the sunlight we receive on Earth originates.
How does Earth's tilt and orbit around the sun effect day light?
because when the earth spins on it's axis the sun hits it but as it moves there would be light and dark at different times. When it is dark it is night and when it is light it is day. I hope it helped you
Light to travel from sun to earth?
It takes approximatly 7minutes to travel from sun to earth the sun light.
