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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.
A form of energy that travels as waves from the sun to the earth is?
electromagnetic radiation
Does geothermal energy come from the sun?
No, geothermal energy comes from the heat stored beneath the Earth's surface in the form of molten rock, magma, and radioactive decay. This heat is continuously produced from the natural decay of radioactive isotopes and is not directly related to the sun's energy.
How does the sun produce energy and how is it transferred to the earth?
The sun produces energy via nuclear fusion. Electromagnetic energy in the form of light travels through the vacuum of space to reach earth via what we call radiation.
What process does the sun do to give heat to earth?
The sun generates heat and light through nuclear fusion in its core. This fusion process converts hydrogen into helium, releasing vast amounts of energy in the form of heat and light. This energy is then radiated out as sunlight, which warms the Earth.
Where does all energy ultimately come from on earth?
The Sun, unless it is geothermal energy (heat form the Earth's core) which originates from radioactive decay.
What is A form of energy that travels from that sun to the earth?
Sunlight is a form of energy that travels from the sun to the Earth in the form of electromagnetic radiation. This energy sustains life on Earth through photosynthesis and helps provide warmth and light.
Where does the initial source of energy come from?
The initial source of energy on Earth primarily comes from the sun through nuclear fusion. The sun releases energy in the form of light and heat, which drives various natural processes on Earth, like photosynthesis in plants.
What form does suns energy have when it reaches earth?
The Sun's energy is given out mainly as "electromagnetic radiation". Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Heat is the main form the Sun's energy has when it reaches Earth, particularly the Earth's surface.
Where does most of earth's energy come from?
Directly or indirectly from the sun
Were does the energy come from to power the ecosystem in the Mojave desert?
All energy used in and by life on earth comes form the Sun - (excepth those ecosystems round black smokers where the enery is chemical energy form earth processes)
How does energy come from the sun?
In the form of radiation.
What is the only form of energy that is not derived from the sun?
Geothermal energy is the only form of energy that is not derived from the sun. It is generated from the Earth's internal heat.
Where does the energy that reaches the earth's surface come from?
The energy that reaches the Earth's surface mainly comes from the Sun in the form of solar radiation. This energy is essential for supporting life on Earth by driving weather patterns, ocean currents, and the photosynthesis process in plants. Some energy also comes from geothermal sources within the Earth's core.
What form of energy brings heat from the sun to earth?
Solar energy
Where does energy come from that powers earth's system?
the sun
Where does all energy for life on earth come from?
the sun
