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What is 78 percent of the earths atmosphere?
nitrogen
A chunk of matter that enters earths atmosphere and is heated by friction with the air?
A meteor. Technically, a "meteor" is the flash of light itself. Once the rock hits the Earth's surface (IF it survives) it is called a "meteorite".
Is the level of the ocean's surface used as a reference point when measuring height of depth of the earths surface?
Yes it is.
Can all 3 types of rock form on the earths surface?
i think
Fragment that enters the earths atmosphere but does not hit earth?
Meteor. Meteorites are the ones that do hit Earth.
When earths surface is heated it radiates most of the energy back into the atmosphere as ultraviolet radiation?
Not as ultraviolet; the radiation is emitted as infrared radiation.
What heats earths atmosphere?
The sun heats the atmosphere. Solar radiation largely passes through the atmosphere and warms the surface of the earth. The earth then radiates heat up into the lower levels of the atmosphere where greenhouse gases warm. The warmed greenhouse gases then continue to radiate heat in all directions warming the atmosphere and again the earth's surface.
The primary wavelengths of radiation emitted by earths surface are what?
The primary wavelengths of radiation emitted by Earth's surface are in the thermal infrared range between 8 and 14 micrometers. This radiation is also known as longwave radiation and is a key component of Earth's energy balance.
What percentage of the suns radiation that reaches the earths atmosphere is absorbed by earths surface?
About 50% of the sun's radiation that reaches Earth's atmosphere is absorbed by the Earth's surface. The remaining energy is either reflected back to space or absorbed by the atmosphere.
The Earth's surface absorbs more radiant energy from the sun than the atmosphere?
Yes, the Earth's surface absorbs about 50% of the Sun's incoming solar radiation, while the atmosphere absorbs about 20%. The absorbed energy is then re-emitted by the Earth's surface as infrared radiation.
The primary wavelenght of radiation emitted by earths surface are?
The primary wavelength of radiation emitted by Earth's surface is in the thermal infrared range, typically around 10 micrometers (μm). This is known as long-wave radiation, which the Earth emits as heat energy.
What are particles that move quickly away from the sun's surface?
Photon energy is emitted from the sun in the form of light. Also Alpha and Beta Radiation particles, these are nuclear in nature and do not reach past earths upper atmosphere.
Is the earths radiation shortwave or longwave?
Earth's radiation is primarily longwave. Shortwave radiation from the sun enters the Earth's atmosphere, where some is absorbed and re-radiated as longwave radiation. This longwave radiation is what is emitted back out into space.
The earths surface transfers heat to the atmosphere primarily by?
The Earth's surface transfers heat to the atmosphere primarily by convection and radiation. As the surface heats up, air in contact with the surface warms up and rises, creating vertical currents of warm air. At the same time, the Earth's surface emits radiation in the form of heat, which is absorbed by the atmosphere.
When Earths surface is heated it radiates some of the energy back into the atmosphere as?
When Earths surface is heated it radiates some of the energy back into the atmosphere as "Infrared Radiation."
What is the energy exchange between space the atmosphere and earths surface produce?
The energy exchange between space, the atmosphere, and Earth's surface produces a balance of incoming solar radiation and outgoing thermal radiation. Solar energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface, which then emits thermal radiation back into the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trap some of this thermal radiation, leading to the warming of the Earth's surface.
When solar radiation enters the atmosphere most of the solar radiation is absorbed by the earths surface. However about 6 percent of the solar radiation is blank by the earths surface?
When solar radiation enters the atmosphere, most of it is absorbed by the Earth's surface. However, about 6 percent of the solar radiation is reflected back into space by the Earth's surface. This reflection occurs mainly from surfaces like ice, snow, and water, which have high albedo, meaning they reflect a significant portion of incoming solar energy.
