Solar radiation warms the surface of the planet and then is radiated back in the form of?

Answer 1

Electro-magnetic Radiant Energy, that can be referred to as the electromagnetic radiation in all the the EM bands.

As well, the Solar wind contains physical particles that bombard - in a streaming function - the Surface of the Earth and produce the Aurora Borealis.

Answer 2

The electromagnetic energy (light energy) Earth receives from the Sun is often called solar energy.

The rate at which this energy arrives at Earth is about 174 petawatts (1 petawatt = 1,000 trillion watts) at the upper atmosphere. About 30% is reflected back to space.

The sun energy at the Earth's surface is mostly in the visible and near-infrared ranges with a small amount in the near-ultraviolet.

Answer 3

The majority of it is electromagnetic radiation ... heat, light, UV, X-rays, etc.

There is also significant kinetic energy in the charged particles that comprise the

'solar wind'. They're largely diverted from impact by the Earth's magnetic field.

Answer 4

The three types are:

UVC: the highest energy ultraviolet, does not reach the planet’s surface at all.

UVB: the second highest energy, is also mostly stopped in the atmosphere.

UVA: the lowest energy, travels through the atmosphere to the ground.

Answer 5

The majority of solar radiation reaches Earth's surface in the form of visible light. Most of the other forms of radiation (UV, X-Ray, gamma ray, etc) are absorbed by Earth's atmosphere.

Answer 6

It travels as radiation, which can travel through a vacuum because it doesn't need other particles to propagate itself through the medium.

Answer 7

Some of the suns energy is absorbed by the earth, while some is reflected.

Answer 8

insolation

Answer 9

Solar energy.

Answer 10

Solar Spectrum