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What happens to the sunlight that hits the surface of the Earth?
Sunlight that hits the Earth's surface is absorbed by the Earth. It is then reflected back.
What happens when a comet or an asteroid hits earth?
You usually get a crater, with surrounding damage.
How many Tera-Watts of energy from the sun hit the earth?
About 174 Petawatts of solar energy from the sun hits the Earth in the form of sunlight.
What percentage of solar energy from the sun hits earth?
This can be estimated from the size of the earth and its distance from the sun, and the result is that the sun emits about 2 billion (2 x 109) times as much energy as hits the earth. So as a percentage what the earth receives is pretty small, 5 x 10-8 percent if my arithmetic is right
What happens when a ray of sunlight hits earth's atmosphere?
When a ray of sunlight hits Earth's atmosphere, it undergoes several processes, including scattering, absorption, and reflection. Some of the light is scattered in different directions by air molecules and particles, contributing to the blue color of the sky. A portion of the sunlight is absorbed by gases and aerosols, which helps heat the atmosphere. The remaining sunlight reaches the Earth's surface, providing the energy necessary for life and driving weather patterns.
What happens to the temperature as the angle at which the sun's rays strike earth's surface increases?
Each beam of sunlight has the same amount of energy (which is where we get our warmth). The energy of the sun is more spread accross the Earth's surface with increased angles (oblique). This is what happens at the poles where the sun light hits the Earth at 180 degrees. It is cold at the poles because the sun's energy is spread out over a large area. As the angle of the sun decreases the energy of the sun hits the earth directly and is concentrate. This is what happens when the sun hits the equator at 90 degrees and that is why it is warm at the equator.
What happens to temperature as the angle at which the sun rays strike earths surface increases?
Each beam of sunlight has the same amount of energy (which is where we get our warmth). The energy of the sun is more spread accross the Earth's surface with increased angles (oblique). This is what happens at the poles where the sun light hits the Earth at 180 degrees. It is cold at the poles because the sun's energy is spread out over a large area. As the angle of the sun decreases the energy of the sun hits the earth directly and is concentrate. This is what happens when the sun hits the equator at 90 degrees and that is why it is warm at the equator.
What happens to temperature as the angles at which the Sun's rays strike Earths surface increase?
Each beam of sunlight has the same amount of energy (which is where we get our warmth). The energy of the sun is more spread accross the Earth's surface with increased angles (oblique). This is what happens at the poles where the sun light hits the Earth at 180 degrees. It is cold at the poles because the sun's energy is spread out over a large area. As the angle of the sun decreases the energy of the sun hits the earth directly and is concentrate. This is what happens when the sun hits the equator at 90 degrees and that is why it is warm at the equator.
What happens to the energy from the suns rays that reach earth?
As the sun's rays heat up the earth, the radiation hits the atmosphere. Then the radiation heads back to the sun.
Can you show me a bar graph and line graph?
show me what happens when the market for peanut butter after major hurricane hits the peanut-growing south?
What happens to the sunlight that hits the surface of the Earth?
Sunlight that hits the Earth's surface is absorbed by the Earth. It is then reflected back.
What happens to the different kinds of radiant energy from the sun when it enters earth's atmosphere?
well some of it is refllected back into space by our magnetic field. the rest of it just hits the earth
What happens to temperature as the angle at which the sun's rays strike the earths surface increases?
Each beam of sunlight has the same amount of energy (which is where we get our warmth). The energy of the sun is more spread accross the Earth's surface with increased angles (oblique). This is what happens at the poles where the sun light hits the Earth at 180 degrees. It is cold at the poles because the sun's energy is spread out over a large area. As the angle of the sun decreases the energy of the sun hits the earth directly and is concentrate. This is what happens when the sun hits the equator at 90 degrees and that is why it is warm at the equator.
What happens when the Sun's solar energy hits Earth?
Earth will get warmed and lit up, that's why we feel warm and can see. If there is no Sun, we will be freezed to death and always darkness is around us.
What happens when the Moon's shadow hits the earth?
an eclipse
What happens to the energy from the sun's rays when it hits the earth?
Part of the energy is reflected back into space, part is absorbed. Most of the absorbed energy is converted to heat, but some can be converted into other kinds of energy, for example, into chemical energy in plant leaves.
What happens to the energy when sunlight hits earth at an angle smaller than ninety degrees?
When sunlight hits Earth at an angle smaller than ninety degrees, the energy is spread over a larger surface area, resulting in less energy per unit area. This leads to lower intensity of sunlight and reduced heating compared to when sunlight hits directly overhead.
