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The Earth radiates energy similarly to the sun. Some of the Earth's material breaks down constantly, which causes heat. This is the source of Earth's internal heat, and what drives plate tectonics.
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How does a Landsat satellite differentiate between objects on Earth's surface?
Features on Earth radiate warmth at different frequencies, which show up as different colors on Landsat images.
What epicenter of an earthquake is?
The epicentre of an earthquake is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the point within the Earth where the earthquake actually occurred (known as the focus or hypocentre). From this point on the surface the waves of the earthquake radiate outward like the ripples in a pond when a stone is thrown in.
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 would happen to both night and day if the earth took twice as long to spin on its axis?
Days and nights would be twice as long, obviously. The slower rotation would have impacts on the weather, much of which is driven by the Earth spinning. Days would be warmer and nights cooler, for example, because each spot on the Earth would have twice as long in the sunshine to heat up, with twice as long at night for heat to radiate away.
Is an earthquakes epicenter underground?
An earthquake epicenter is always located on the ground right about the focus. The focus occurs where one piece of land slides against another. The sliding can be up and down or sideways or a combination of up-down and sideways. There can also be surface indications. The main action occurs underground.
Why not earth radiate light?
The earth does reflect light, but does not produce light.
How can a nebula be observed from earth?
Telescope. Nebulae radiate like everything else in the universe.
What type of radiation does earth's surface radiate to cool down?
Longwave (mostly infrared)
How do convection cells in earth atmosphere cause high and low?
The convection cells radiate heat.
What is the process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb thermal energy and radiate it back to earth called?
the greenhouse effect
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.
What are some sentences for radiate?
Her face seemed to radiate kindness. Spokes radiate from an axle.
How do convection cells in earth's atmosphere cause high-and low pressure belts?
The convection cells radiate heat.
How do convection cells Earth's atmosphere cause high- and low- pressure belts?
The convection cells radiate heat.
How do convection cells in Earth's atmosphere cause high- and low-pressure belts?
The convection cells radiate heat.
How do convection cells in earth's atmosphere cause high-and low-pressure belts?
The convection cells radiate heat.
Can you have a sentence using the word radiate?
The sun will radiate.
