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The characteristic of being able to reflect light is called albedo. Substances with high albedo are able to reflect more light. The major substances with high albedo that reflect light back into space from Earth are: clouds, snow, ice caps, aerosols etc. In fact, many environmentalists are pushing the "White Roof Movement" that encourages the painting of roofs white in order to increase the albedo in urban areas, hopefully decreasing the urban heat island effect.
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What layer of the atmosphere send radio waves back to earth?
The troposphere... It acts like a gigantic mirror - reflecting radio waves back to Earth.
Moonlight is the light reflecting from the?
Moonlight is the light reflecting from the sun onto the moon's surface, giving it a soft, silver glow. The moon acts like a mirror, reflecting the sunlight back towards the Earth, which is why we can see it shining in the night sky.
Why some light and torches have shiny back?
The shiny back on some lights and torches is typically a reflector that helps maximize the light output by reflecting and redirecting light forward, making the beam brighter and more focused. This design is meant to improve visibility and efficiency when using the light source.
How is aurora related to solar wind?
The solar wind produces a number of charged particles. These charged particles crash into the atmosphere at the magnetic north pole. When a particle from the solar wind hits an atom in the atmosphere, it knocks an electron from its outer shell. When the electron bounces back to where it belongs, it gives off light. That light is the Aurora.
What is the main reason you can see the moon in the night sky?
Because the earth's atmosphere is essentially transparent to visible light. This amazing factoid has a lot to do with the reason that you can see through the earth's atmosphere in the opposite direction too ... and see the moon from your back yard.
What illustrates an energy transfer between atmosphere and hydrosphere?
polar ice reflecting sun's light back toward space.polar ice reflecting Sun's light back toward space
What is an example that illustrates an energy transfer between atmosphere and hydrosphere?
polar ice reflecting sun's light back towards earth.
What color is Neptune and why is it that color?
Neptune appears blue due to the methane gasses in the atmosphere absorbing the red light spectrum and reflecting the blue light spectrum back into space.
What substance is responsible for the colors of Neptune and Uranus?
Uranus has a bluish appearance because its atmosphere is composed of hydrogen, helium and methane. The methane in the upper atmosphere absorbs the red light from the sun but reflects the blue light from the sun back into space.
Which layer contains ions?
The ionosphere, which is part of the Earth's atmosphere, contains ions. The ionosphere is located in the thermosphere and is responsible for reflecting radio waves back to Earth and playing a role in the Earth's magnetic field.
Which planet has a methane atmosphere?
Uranus has a methane-rich atmosphere, which gives it a blue-green coloration. The methane in the atmosphere absorbs red light, reflecting the blue and green wavelengths back to space.
What is a word for giving or throwing back light very strongly?
Reflecting.
What is uranuses surfuss made of?
Uranus's upper atmosphere is primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, with traces of methane contributing to its blue-green color. The methane absorbs red light, reflecting blue and green light back into space.
What region of atmosphere helps radio broadcasters?
The Ionosphere hels AM radio broadcasters by reflecting the signal back to Earth.
What layer of the atmosphere send radio waves back to earth?
The troposphere... It acts like a gigantic mirror - reflecting radio waves back to Earth.
Some objects reflect light without sending it off in many directions this is called a?
The phenomena of sending back of light is called reflection of light. And the surfaces which reflects light back are called reflecting surfaces.
When you see your image in a mirror what is bouncing back from the surface of the mirror?
Light waves are bouncing back from the surface of the mirror. These light waves carry the image of you that you see in the mirror by reflecting the light that hits the mirror back to your eyes.
