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Explain why the sun's energy is not all reflected back into space?
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∙ 10y ago
That's because some is absorbed. This is quite common: any time light (or other electromagnetic radiation) falls on a surface, part of it is absorbed, another part is reflected back. Some materials (transparent materials, depending on the specific radiation) may also let part of the radiation go right through.
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∙ 13y agoIt does shine in space, depending on where in space you are depends on how bright it is to you. If you were in another solar system like ours it would just appear as pinprick of light just as we see stars in our night sky. If you were on Mercury it would shine very very bright because you would be much closer to it. The sun seen from the International Space Station, looks different than it does on Earth , because Earths atmosphere diffuses the light.
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In what form is radiant energy reflected back into space?
Energy is re-radiated by the Earth as infrared (thermal) radiation.
Is all of the solar energy reaching the earth reflected back into space?
Yes, the sun is the source of energy for all weather due to the fact that weather is caused by collisions in temperatures and pressures. Without the sun, there would be no heat. Therefore, no weather.
Where do greenhouses gases trap energy?
Greenhouse gases are very light but they change how sunlight is reflected back out into space in that greenhouse gases do not allow as much sunlight to be reflected. This increases the amount of energy held within the atmosphere and warms the planet
What fraction of the sunlight that reaches earth is reflected back into space?
One third (1/3) of the sun's light is reflected back into space.(Source: NASA. See the related question below.)
What is radiant energy reflected back by a surface called?
Albedo
Some energy from the Sun is reflected back into what?
Space.
What is the sun's energy reflected into?
Solar energy reflected by clouds (20%) and the earth's surface (4%) is all reflected back into space.
What happens to the suns energy that is reflected?
It goes back into space.
What happens to the solar energy that is absorbed by earth?
Most of it is reflected back into space.
What happens to solar energy that is not absorbed by earth's surface?
Most of it is reflected back into space.
What happens to the solar energy that is not absorbed by Earth's surface?
Most of it is reflected back into space.
What happens to the solar energy that is absorbed by Earth's surface?
Most of it is reflected back into space.
How do you define solar energy?
Solar energy can be the suns rays, or it can be space weather. But mostly it's the energy Earth gets from the sun for radiation or it can be reflected back into space.
Does all sunlight energy stay on Earth?
Sunlight also gets reflected back out into space.
How is solar energy reflected by the earth?
The Sun's light enters the Earth through refraction,because if it wouldn't enter earth only if it reflected.
What percentage of the suns energy is scattered or reflected back into space what causes this loss of solar energy?
it's either 40% or 60%
In what form is radiant energy reflected back into space?
Energy is re-radiated by the Earth as infrared (thermal) radiation.
