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Which type of land surface will most likely absorb the greatest amount of incoming solar radiation?
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Rough,light colored surface
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What is the greenhouse gas that absorbs the sun's incoming shortwave radiation?
No greenhouse gas absorbs the sun's incoming shortwave radiation. All the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, nitrous oxide, CFCs etc) absorb the outgoing longwave infrared radiation from the warmed surface of the earth.
Is nitrogen a good or bad absorber of incoming solar radiation?
Yes, it absorbs solar radiation in the form of infrared rays rising from the surface of the earth. This heat is absorbed by the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4)) and this is causing global warming.
Visible and shortwave radiation heat Earth?
Yes it is. Visible light or Shortwave are radiation and it contain energy, when these radiation hit earth surface some fraction of radiation is absorb and transform from radiation energy to thermal energy.
The amount of ultraviolet radiation hitting the Earth's surface is greatly reduced by which gas in the atmosphere?
Short wavelength radiation such as Ultraviolet fall to absorption spectrum band of Ozone. Ozone absorb UV and re-emitted the radiation in the range of infrared or thermal range radiation.
Why does dirty snow melt faster than white snow?
This is due to the principle of albedo. Snow is among the brightest natural surfaces on earth, and therefore reflects most incoming solar radiation. If the radiation is reflected, it cannot be absorbed by the surface and converted to thermal energy (heat) to raise the temperature. When you add any type of dirt and impurities to the snow, you are lowering the albedo of the snow, causing the surface to absorb more radiation and heat up. This causes the snow to melt faster.Interestingly, if the snow is covered by more than about a centimeter of dirt, it will be insulated from the sun and melt more slowly.
Which type of land surface will most likely absorb the greatest amount of incoming radiation?
Rough,light colored surface
What is the greenhouse gas that absorbs the sun's incoming shortwave radiation?
No greenhouse gas absorbs the sun's incoming shortwave radiation. All the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, nitrous oxide, CFCs etc) absorb the outgoing longwave infrared radiation from the warmed surface of the earth.
Is nitrogen a good or bad absorber of incoming solar radiation?
Yes, it absorbs solar radiation in the form of infrared rays rising from the surface of the earth. This heat is absorbed by the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4)) and this is causing global warming.
How much solar energy is absorbed and how much is reflected from the earth's surface?
At the earth's surface about 51% of incoming solar radiation is absorbed, and 4% is reflected back into space.Incoming solar radiation: 100%Reflected by the atmosphere: 6% : Absorbed by the atmosphere: 16%Continuing incoming solar radiation: 78%Reflected by clouds: 20% : Absorbed by clouds: 3%Continuing incoming solar radiation: 55%Reflected by the earth's surface: 4% : Absorbed by the earth's surface (lands and oceans): 51%
What do greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb and retain?
Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb and retain infrared radiation (heat) from the surface of the earth.
If clouds absorb only a small amount of solar radiation how is Earth's atmosphere heated?
From the surface. Solar radiation is absorbed by the surface and emitted at a longer wavelength, which is essentially heat.
What region does the sun emit the greatest intensity of radiation?
The ozone layer blocks Ultra-Violet (UV) rays.
What does it mean to say that a star appears almost like a blackbody?
It means that they absorb most of the incoming radiation, and that they radiate energy according to a certain rule.
Why can both the sun and earth be treated as blackbodies?
I don't know whether this is the case, but if it is so, that would mean that they absorb a large percentage of incoming radiation.
What can a shiny or light coloured surface do to heat radiation?
They absorb heat resulting a cooler environment
Why is it the darker the surface will have the higher temperature?
A dark surface will absorb the heat and reach a higher temperature. A light surface will reflect most of the heat and become cooler.
Visible and shortwave radiation heat Earth?
Yes it is. Visible light or Shortwave are radiation and it contain energy, when these radiation hit earth surface some fraction of radiation is absorb and transform from radiation energy to thermal energy.
