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About 50% is absorbed by Earth's surface, about 25% is reflected by clouds, dust, and gases in the atmosphere, about 20% is absorbed by gases and particles in the atmosphere and about 5% is reflected by the surface back into the atmosphere. Also some absorbed energy is radiated back into the atmosphere.
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∙ 9y agoMost of the solar energy that reaches earth's surface is absorbed into the atmosphere. This will affect the temperature of the air and the entire environment at large.
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About 50% is absorbed by Earth's surface, about 25% is reflected by clouds, dust, and gases in the atmosphere, about 20% is absorbed by gases and particles in the atmosphere and about 5% is reflected by the surface back into the atmosphere. Also some absorbed energy is radiated back into the atmosphere.
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What is the most reliable source of energy for the life on earth?
Sunlight
Why does little sunlight reach the ground in a tropical rain forest?
Only at the tops. There are different levels of foliage. Most plants have adapted to live with little or no sunlight in the rain forest.
Which change is most likely to cause earth to cool?
in reflection of sunlight into space.
Once the earth reaches 120 degrees will the earth melt?
No.But the forest and most of the plants will be burned, because the earth itself can't be melted.
What location on earth receives most direct sunlight?
On a yearly basis the Earth receives the same amount of sunlight on its total surface. The distribution of light to dark periods is different by latitude and time of year
What happens to most solar radiation when it reaches the surface of Earth what happens?
Most of the solar radiation is absorbed when it reaches the surface of the earth. Some of the solar radiation is also absorbed in the atmosphere.
The most sunlight reaches the surface of the earth in which geographic region?
The part of Earth that is consistently closest to the Sun is alongside the Equator of the earth. This is the widest part of the Earth's circumference between the North and South Poles.
What happens to most magama when it reaches its crust?
volcanoes
What happens to the speed of a comet when it reaches earth?
Most comets never reach the Earth. However, if one did it would probably be traveling at about 120,000 miles per hour, and it would make QUITE a mess!
What is the source of energy for most life on earth?
Sunlight
What is the source of energy most life on earth?
Sunlight
Which location on Earth receives the most direct sunlight?
how big is Earth
Most of the sun's energy reaches earth as?
Electromagnetic radiation.
What places on earth have the longest and shortest amounts of sunlight?
The country with the most sunlight is New Zealand.
what region of earth gets the most radiant energy?
The equator gets the most radiant sunlight on Earth.
What parts of the earth receive direct rays from the sun all year round?
The equator receives sunlight all year round. The sunlight is direct. ____ All of the earth's surface outside of the arctic regions receives direct sunlight all year long. It is only north of the arctic circle and south of the antarctic circle that you have periods of night time extending for long periods of winter. There is no place on earth where the sun reaches the zenith every day of the year; not even the equator. Most of the time, sunlight reaches earth at an angle, but this does not mean that the sunlight is not 'direct'. Even at a location where the sun will reach zenith that day, the sun is at zenith only for a moment. For the entire balance of the day, the sunlight is direct, and at an angle. For that matter, even when the sun is at zenith the sunlight is at an angle: 90 degrees. In other words, the location of the sun when it transits the sky does not determine whether or not you are receiving direct sunlight.
Most solar energy that reaches earth's atmosphere is absorbed by whtat?
absorbed by earth's surface
