What type of invisible radiation from space can be detected from Earth's surface?

Answer 1

Light leaves the Sun, and travels through space until it reaches our atmosphere. Only UV-A through infrared, some microwaves, and some radio waves make it to Earth's surface. UV-C and X-rays are absorbed by nitrogen, oxygen, and a bit by ozone. These molecules break apart and reform in other ways, releasing their energy in random directions (or holding on to some of it and being "hot"). The "broken" oxygen and the ozone sometimes form more ozone. UV-B radiation is absorbed by ozone. These molecules break apart and reform in other ways, releasing their energy in random directions (or holding on to some of it and being "hot"). UV-A through some infrared arrives at Earth's surface, by propagation through the atmosphere. Some infrared and microwaves are absorbed by the atmosphere, and get scattered in random directions. Some radio waves, and some microwaves interact with the "ionosphere" and get scattered in random directions. The balance of the radio waves make it to Earth's surface, by propagation through the atmosphere.

Answer 2

Solar energy...or solar radiation...affects Earth's atmosphere by radiating down to Earth's atmosphere..heating the ground..therefore, the heated ground heats the Earth..this balance is important because it keeps Earth from getting to cold or hot.

Answer 3

This is also known as insolation - incoming solar radiation. It is mostly in the visible wavelengths, though some is in the thermal parts of the spectrum. Some ultraviolet radiation is mixed in as well, though most of this is absorbed in the stratosphere.

Answer 4

Visible light, heat (infrared), and a significant portion of the ultraviolet do.

More ideas: Some infrared doesn't get through.

Radio waves get through. That's why we can have Earth based radio telescopes.

Answer 5

There are three types of radiation; electromagnetic, nuclear alpha particles, and beta particles.

Many frequencies of EM radiation, from radio to heat to light to cosmic rays penetrate the Earth's atmosphere.

Alpha particles are the nuclei of helium atoms.

Beta particles are electrons.

Answer 6

Yes, solar radiation heats the surface of the earth. Sunlight warms the planet and keeps us and other living things alive. It also drives the weather.

Answer 7

The Sun emits all frequencies of radiation, often called "black body radiation" (Google that to find more info.

Answer 8

Through radiation. Radiation is the transfer of heat through a space.that's why we feel hot whenever we go outside and the sun is high in the sky.

Answer 9

Long wave radio, short wave radio, microwave radio, heat, far infrared, near infrared, ultraviolet UV-A, ultraviolet UV-B, high energy X-rays, high energy gamma rays.

Answer 10

Electromagnetic radiation ... moving at the "speed of light" ... takes a bit over eight minutes.