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When sunlight strikes Earth approximately how much ref let back into space?
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That varies from almost zero (black surfaces) to all of it (white & shiny surfaces).
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How the sunlight is passed from space to the earth?
Light is electromagnetic radiation. It does not need a medium to support it.
How many hour or minute or day or month sun's radiant energy reaches the earth across space in approximately?
8 minutes.
How does uneven heating on earth occur?
It is due to different angle sunlight shine on different part of earth. The Heat gain to earth is from the Sun and loss to space. Sunlight reach earth at different angle and it is peak at the equator. On North and South pole, the sunlight reach surface at very narrow angle and the sunlight per surface area is a lot lesser that on the equator. While heat gain is uneven but heat loss is even that is colder climate at north and south and hotter climate at equator. In addition, earth rotate around the axis that is slightly tilt. It yield summer on northern hemisphere when it tilt down toward sun (sunlight reach at right angle) and winter when it tilt away from sun (sunlight reach at steep angle). Important to note: hotter and colder climate is not about the distance of the sun but angle that sunlight shine on earth.
What are some ways people can effect earths energy budget?
This is straight from the book: 1.Solar radiation hits Earth and it's atmosphere 2.Earth loses energy by reflection of sunlight from its surface and from clouds, dust, and air molecules in the atmosphere 3.Earth's surface, clouds, and atmosphere lose infrared radiation(heat) to space 4.Greenhouse gasses, such as carbon dioxide, let sunlight in but keep infrared radiation from escaping to space
Why the ice in the Antarctica does not melt away into the sea when sunlight shines on it?
The reason the ice in the Antarctica does not melt away when sunlight shines upon it is because the whiteness of the ice reflects most of the light back into space. But as a result of global warming, much more ice are being melted now than before. And thus without the ice, more sea will appear. And with the sea, there were not as much ice to reflect the sunlight back into space, therefore more of the sunlight and its heat were absorbed by earth, and thus more and more ice will melt.
What is a rock space that strikes Earth's surface?
meteorite
Why is it important to us on Earth that light can travel through space?
It is because light can travel through space that Earth can get sunlight. Without sunlight life on Earth could not exist.
How does polar ice that sunlight strikes help reduce global warming?
When sunlight strikes polar ice much of it is reflected back into space. This, called the albedo effect, slows global warming. When the ice melts the sun strikes the dark water, which absorbs heat much better
Does all sunlight energy stay on Earth?
Sunlight also gets reflected back out into space.
What is a small piece of rocky space debris that strikes the earth's surface?
meteorites
Why is sunlight more dangerous in space than on earth?
Sunlight is more dangerous in outer space than on Earth because there is no matter in space, unlike on Earth, so sunlight just passes through the emptiness of space and shines in all directions. When light passes through matter, it takes longer for the light to pass through it to reach something. In space, it only takes 8 minutes for sunlight to reach Earth's surface. The speed of light also depends on what type of matter the light is going through.the sun is more hotter in space than the earth
How does earths orbiting the sun relate to seasons?
the space cycle that creates canadas four seasons is earths orbiting around the sun and rotating its axis changes the angle of witch sunlight strikes diffrent parts of earth
Why is sunlight more dangerous in outer space than on earth?
Sunlight is more dangerous in outer space than on Earth because there is no matter in space, unlike on Earth, so sunlight just passes through the emptiness of space and shines in all directions. When light passes through matter, it takes longer for the light to pass through it to reach something. In space, it only takes 8 minutes for sunlight to reach Earth's surface. The speed of light also depends on what type of matter the light is going through.the sun is more hotter in space than the earth
What are rocks that hit the earth's surface called?
A rock from space that strikes the Earth's surface is called a meteorite.
What component of sunlight is responsible for heat?
Of all the "sunlight" that travels through space, directed toward the Earth, only the infrared radiation is detected as heat on Earth.
Part of a meteroid that strikes Earths surface?
Part of a meteoroid that strikes earth's surface is known as a meteorite. These are some of the bodies that are found in outer space.
Which change is most likely to cause earth to cool?
in reflection of sunlight into space.
