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How does the sun affect earths atmosphere?
The sun provides energy that drives weather patterns in Earth's atmosphere. Solar radiation heats the atmosphere, causing air currents and circulation. Furthermore, the sun's ultraviolet radiation interacts with gases in the atmosphere to create the ozone layer, which absorbs harmful UV rays.
Why does the color black get hot in the sun and the color white stays cool?
The black absorbs radiation and reflects little of it. This causes black objects to get warm quickly. White reflects much of the radiation that hits it, and it doesn't warm as rapidly. This is the cause for black objects getting hot quickly in the sun, and white objects to warm less rapidly.
Why doesn't all of the energy from the sun that enters the atmosphere reach the Earth?
Not all of the energy from the sun that enters the atmosphere reaches the Earth because some of it is reflected back into space by clouds, atmospheric particles, and the Earth's surface. Additionally, some of the energy is absorbed and scattered by the atmosphere before reaching the Earth's surface. This results in only a portion of the total solar energy reaching the Earth's surface for use.
Does the moon absorbs the light from the sun?
Just like any other dark grey object, the moon absorbs most of the sunlight incident on it, and reflects the rest.
What is the name of the layer of the earths atmosphere that absorbs the majority of the potentially damaging ultraviolet from the sun?
Ozone
The Earth's surface absorbs more radiant energy from the sun than the atmosphere?
Yes, the Earth's surface absorbs about 50% of the Sun's incoming solar radiation, while the atmosphere absorbs about 20%. The absorbed energy is then re-emitted by the Earth's surface as infrared radiation.
What absorbs energy from the sun in the atmosphere.?
Ozone, water vapor, carbon dioxide, clouds, dust, and other gases absorb energy in the atmosphere.
What absorbs energy the sun in the atmosphere?
Ozone, water vapor, carbon dioxide, clouds, dust, and other gases absorb energy in the atmosphere.
What things absorb energy in the Atmosphere?
there are plenty of things in the atmosphere that absorb energy. most obvious known is ozone that absorbs harmful UV rays from the sun. Also there is dust/dirt particles in the atmosphere that are so small that when a beam of light hits it, it reflects blue light giving the impression of a blue atmosphere.
What layer of the atmosphere is closest to the sun?
The layer of the atmosphere closest to the sun is the thermosphere. This layer absorbs the majority of the sun's energy and is where temperatures can reach thousands of degrees Celsius.
Did you know Neptune is blue?
Yes, I did. Neptune is blue because the methane in the atmosphere absorbs the red light from the sun but reflects the blue light from the sun back into space.
How is earths air heated?
Well, the sun gives off energy (or heat). When it hits the Earth's atmosphere, it absorbs that heat or energy. the energy is then trapped in the atmosphere. This is called the "green house effect."
The amount of energy the atmosphere absorbs depends in the part on its level of?
The amount of energy the atmosphere absorbs depends on its greenhouse gas concentration. Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and water vapor trap heat in the atmosphere, causing it to absorb more energy from the sun. This leads to warming of the atmosphere and the Earth's surface.
What prevents all of the sun energy from getting to earth surface?
Much of it is absorbed by the atmosphere. The ozone layer absorbs a lot of it.
Which two layers of the atmosphere heat up because they absorb high energy rays from the sun?
The stratosphere and the thermosphere are the two layers of the atmosphere that heat up because they absorb high-energy rays from the sun. The ozone layer in the stratosphere absorbs UV radiation, while the thermosphere absorbs extreme ultraviolet and X-ray radiation.
Is the eight planet from the sun and has a blue color?
The eighth planet from the sun is Neptune. It is a gas giant with a blue color due to the presence of methane in its atmosphere, which absorbs red light and reflects blue light.
What is the chemical in the atmosphere that is responsible for absorbing ultraviolet light from the Sun?
Ozone is the chemical that absorbs UV light. It is present in the stratosphere.
