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Energy is re-radiated by the Earth as infrared (thermal) radiation.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoinfrared light emitted by the surface and atmosphere, visible light reflected by clouds, and visible light reflected by the surface
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What is radiant energy reflected back by a surface called?
Albedo
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 happens after the suns rays hit the earth?
They are either reflected, some hitting clouds others caught by particles in the atmosphere or continue on back in to space - or they are absorbed as heat energy
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 occurs when radiant energy is reflected back into space?
Solar energy that heats the surface is re-radiated as infrared radiation, some of which is absorbed by the atmosphere in the process. Water vapor, methane, and carbon dioxide can all collect this re-radiated energy to some extent.
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.
Where does the energy from the sun that is not used go to?
Most radiant energy is absorbed by Earth. The rest is reflected and bounces back and forth between Earth's surface and the clouds until absorbed.
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.
