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What prevents all the heat from the sun escaping back into space?
The Earth's atmosphere plays a crucial role in preventing all the heat from the sun from escaping back into space. Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, trap heat through the greenhouse effect, allowing sunlight to enter but reducing the amount of heat that can escape. Additionally, the Earth's surface absorbs solar energy and re-emits it as infrared radiation, which is partially retained by the atmosphere. This balance helps maintain the planet’s temperature and sustains life.
Loss of heat to space is slowed by what?
Loss of heat to space is slowed by the Earth's atmosphere and greenhouse gases, which trap heat through the greenhouse effect. These gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, absorb and re-radiate infrared radiation, preventing it from escaping into space. Additionally, clouds and aerosols can also reflect and absorb heat, further insulating the planet.
How does a space blanket reduce heat?
A space blanket reduces heat loss by reflecting a person's body heat back towards them, rather than allowing it to escape. The reflective material on the blanket helps to trap heat and keep the person warm by creating a barrier to prevent heat loss through radiation.
What insulates our earth from the deep cold of space?
Our atmosphere helps keep our planet insulated. It helps to trap heat on the surface instead of allowing it to be completely reflected back into space.
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
How does a greenhouse effect affect a planet?
A greenhouse effect traps heat that would otherwise escape out to space, so it keeps the planet warm.
Does the atmosphere allow heat to escape quickly in order to cool the planet?
No the atmosphere does not allow heat to escape quickly to cool the planet
Does re-radiation help heat earth?
Yes, re-radiation, or the reflection of heat energy back to Earth's surface, plays a role in heating the planet. Greenhouse gases trap some of the sun's heat that would otherwise escape back into space, leading to an increase in Earth's temperature. This trapping of heat is essential for maintaining the planet's average temperature suitable for life.
What method of energy transfer is primarily responsible for energy being lost from Earth to space?
The primary method of energy transfer that causes energy to be lost from Earth to space is thermal radiation. This is when the Earth emits infrared radiation into space, which allows heat to escape from the planet into the surrounding environment.
Why mercury is not the hottest planet in Solar System?
Because it has no atmosphere and thus no greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases absorbs infrared heat emitted by an object and redistribute the energy throughout out a planet. Since there are no greenhouse gases present on Mercury, the energy absorbed by the planet can also escape the planet at a much greater rate into the vacuum that is space, thus keeping the surface temperature of the planet well below freezing
What is the process by which heat is trapped beneath the thick clouds of a planet?
the process is called global warming or green house effect where heat is trapped under greenhouse gasses and not allowed to escape into space thus increasing the global heat of the planet this effect can be seen in superlative terms in oue solar system in VENUS
Why is Mercury the hottest planet in the solar system?
Because it has no atmosphere and thus no greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases absorbs infrared heat emitted by an object and redistribute the energy throughout out a planet. Since there are no greenhouse gases present on Mercury, the energy absorbed by the planet can also escape the planet at a much greater rate into the vacuum that is space, thus keeping the surface temperature of the planet well below freezing
3. What atmospheric compounds affect the ability of heat to escape from Earth?
Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor trap heat in Earth's atmosphere, which affects the ability of heat to escape to space. These gases absorb and re-emit infrared radiation, leading to warming of the planet. Increased levels of greenhouse gases due to human activities are contributing to global warming and climate change.
How does the mesosphere help protect earth?
The mesosphere helps protect Earth by absorbing harmful ultraviolet radiation and breaking down meteoroids that enter the atmosphere. It also plays a role in regulating the temperature of the planet by allowing heat to escape into space.
What to wear if you was on planet venus?
a high tec space suit because of the extream heat and pressure!!
How can this heat be reused or recycled?
condensation
What would happen if more of the suns heat became trapped in earths atmosphereand less heat was released into space?
The planet gets warmer.
