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The earth does reflect light, but does not produce light.
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Why is the light of the moon not as hot as the sun's light?
The moon does not radiate any heat or light of its own, it merely reflects the sun's heat and light. But since the moon is many times smaller than the sun, it only receives a small fraction of the heat and light -- and much less when it is in the shadow of the earth. However, most of the heat and light striking the moon is absorbed by the moon itself, or is reflected into space, thus there's very little reflected back to earth.
Why does the Sun radiate the Earth?
The Sun emits its radiations in all directions, not specifically towards Earth. Some of the radiation just happens to come in this direction.
Why does the sky sometimes look purple?
increased gas pollutants in the atmosphere radiate different colored light than the sky with no pollutants
How does the earth emit light?
The Earth does not emit light, it like the moon reflects light
What gives moon its light?
Because at night it functions as a mirror for the sun. It's like this: You -------> (watch in this direction) ----> Moon (mirroring the sunlight in your eye) -------------------------------------- ..................^ Earth (blocks the sun) ............................../ .............................................................../ ............................................................/ ........................................................./ ....................................................../ ..................................................Sun (forget about the dots, that's just to position the lines because I can't type spaces in this drawing)
What is a sentence with the word radiate in it?
An incandescent light will radiate at all frequencies.
What is the ability to radiate light?
Luminescence.
Bodies that radiate light are called?
Luminous
What is the medium for light?
Light, whatever the wavelength, does not need a medium in order to radiate.
What are function of the atmosphere?
According to most earth science curriculums, the four functions of the atmosphere are: * To let in light * To provide oxygen * To re-radiate heat * To shield the earth from ultraviolet rays and foreign objects
Why black colour absorb and radiate more heat?
The objects is black when no light reflect from it, hence, it absorb light very well. And at the same time, what can absorb light very well would radiate heat very well .
How is heat transferred from the sun to earth how?
The way heat is transferred from the sun to Earth is because heat from the Sun is transferred to the Earth by a process known as Radiation. Most objects in the universe continuously radiate light off of their exposed surfaces due to their temperature. The hotter an object is, the more energy this discharge light will contain.
How is heat transferred from sun to earth?
The way heat is transferred from the sun to Earth is because heat from the Sun is transferred to the Earth by a process known as Radiation. Most objects in the universe continuously radiate light off of their exposed surfaces due to their temperature. The hotter an object is, the more energy this discharge light will contain.
Does Earth only get some heat and light from the sun?
Yes, we only get the amount that can fit on one side of the planet at one time. The Sun's rays radiate in all directions.
If light from a star billions of light years away reaches earth does it heat up the earth even the tiniest mathematical amount expressable?
The energy of the few photons of light striking the Earth from those distant objects can be expressed but it is meaningless to do so as the Earth itself is full of radioactive materials that fission and radiate more heat than all the starlight (exepting the Sun of course) combined.
What is the synonym for ray of light?
A verb with a meaning 'to shine with a sudden light' is illuminate.
Are stars searchlight?
No, all the stars radiate light equally in all directions.
