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Does the earth or the sun emit more infrared radiation?

The Earth emits more infrared radiation than the Sun. The Sun emits mostly visible light and ultraviolet radiation, while the Earth's surface absorbs this energy and reradiates it as infrared radiation due to its lower temperature.


After the earth absorbs visible light from the sun the earth re-emits mainly what type of electromagnetic waves?

After the earth absorbs the visible light from the sun the earth re-emits the infrared emissions as the type of the electromagnetic waves.


Which form of radiation has the longest wavelength between infrared and visible?

Infrared radiation has longer wavelengths than visible light.


What happens to energy that the ground absorbs in the form of visible sunlight?

The ground absorbs visible sunlight energy and converts it into heat. This heat gets transferred to the surrounding air through conduction and convection. Some of the energy may also be used by plants for photosynthesis.


What are the different colors of infrared light?

Infrared light comes in various colors, including near-infrared (which is close to visible light and appears red), mid-infrared (which is further from visible light and appears green), and far-infrared (which is the farthest from visible light and appears blue).


How is infrared radiation different from visible radiation?

Both are examples of electromagnetic radiation. Infrared has a longer wavelength (lower frequency) than visible light. Of course visible light is visible to humans and infrared is not (although long wave Infrared is sensible to humans as heat).


What is difference between visible and infrared light?

Visible light is visible (for the human eye), infrared is not. Infrared has a longer wavelength, and a higher frequency. visible light is visible to human i.e the VIBGYOR, above vibgyor are ultravoilet light which is not visible to human eye and below vibgyor are infrared light which is also not visible to human eye.


How do visible light and infrared energy warm earth?

The Earth and atmosphere absorb the visible and infrared energy and this warms the earth.


What absorbs more sun black or white?

Black, an absence of visible color, appears such because it absorbs the visible light spectrum when struck. White is the presence of the entire visible light spectrum, and as such absorbs very little light. This is why white objects do not heat as quickly as black objects when left in direct sunlight. Of course, the heat that is actually stored by any object is infrared, which is why even with a pure white surface, that surface still captures some heat.


How can one see an infrared light beam?

To see an infrared light beam, one can use an infrared camera or infrared goggles that can detect and display the infrared light as visible light. These devices convert the infrared light into a visible image that can be seen by the human eye.


What has more energy a visible light or infrared light?

Visible light. It has a higher frequency so more energy.


Is infrared light considered hotter or cooler than visible light?

Infrared light is considered cooler than visible light.