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Why is the amount of solar radiation that reaches any points of earth's surface distributed unevenly?
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∙ 11y ago
Due to the angle of incidence and atmospheric scattering.
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What is the function the atmosphere?
to trap heat from the sun to shield the planet from harmful radiation and to disintigrate space debris before it reaches the surface
Do clouds reduce the daily temperature range?
This depends on what you are measuring the temperature of. Clouds tend to reduce the amount of radiation from the sun that reaches the Earths surface, thus feeling cooler to us when we are outside.
The earths surface transfers heat to the atmosphere primarily by?
the answer is radiation
What is solar wave how much height it reaches?
I don't recognise your terms 'solar wave' and 'height'. Solar energy is emitted from the sun and reaches earth as radiation in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared bands. the totoal falling on 1 square meter of earths surface (on average) is 230 watts.
How much sunlight reaches mars surface?
not much
Why are people unevenly distributed on earth surface?
why are people unevenly distributed on the earths surface
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
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 happens when radiation reaches earth's surface?
90% of radiation reaching the surface of the earth is absorbed! and 10% is reflected into space.
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
Why doesn't all radiation directed at earth reaches the surface?
It is absorbed by the atmosphere
How do aerosol particles affect insolation?
They scatter sunlight, reducing the amount that reaches the surface as direct radiation (increasing the amount that reaches as diffuse).
Energy from the sun travel to earth's surface by what?
Energy from the sun travels to the earth's surface is brought here by electromagnetic radiation. Once the radiation reaches the planet, most of it is converted to heat.
What is insolators?
Insolation is a measurement of the solar radiation received by a surface over a unit time. It is an abbreviation for "incoming solar radiation."the amount of sunlight that reaches a planet.
What happens to solar radiation from the moment it leaves the sun until it reaches the surface?
It find its way to earth
What form does suns energy have when it reaches earth?
The Sun's energy is given out mainly as "electromagnetic radiation". Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Heat is the main form the Sun's energy has when it reaches Earth, particularly the Earth's surface.
Does cloud cover effect the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth's surface?
Cloud cover blocks incoming solar radiation from reaching the earth's surface
