-- Almost all of it misses the Earth, because the Earth is such a small target.
-- A substantial amount of the tiny fraction that does score a direct hit on
the Earth is absorbed by the atmosphere.
geothermal doesnt use the suns energy in any way.
it does reach the earth in light energy.
The tropics
At the poles.
Absorbed
Yes because we use the suns energy and not polluting the earth.
~.08
its about just 1%
waves
by photosynthesis
it goes into the inner core.
Waves of heat and light, called radiation, travel to earth.