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Energy from the sun travels to the earth's surface is brought here by electromagnetic radiation. Once the radiation reaches the planet, most of it is converted to heat.
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What energy source helps evaporate water from the earths surface in the water cycle?
The sun
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.
How ling does it take for light to travel from the sun to the earths surface?
For sunlight to reach the Earth's Surface is about 8 minutes and 20 seconds.
What provides the energy for the water cycle and other processes on earths surface?
The primary source of energy for the water cycle and other processes on Earth's surface is the Sun. Solar energy drives evaporation of water from the oceans, lakes, and other bodies of water, which then condenses to form clouds and eventually falls back to the Earth's surface as precipitation. This energy also powers processes like photosynthesis in plants, which is essential for life on Earth.
The percentage of the sun's energy that is reflected without being changed is called?
The percentage of the sun's energy that is reflected without being changed is called albedo. It represents the ability of a surface to reflect sunlight and can vary depending on the material and color of the surface.
What is the transfer of energy from the sun to earths surface?
Because of the heat and light
What is the way the sun's energy is absorbed by the earths surface and warms the earth?
the answer is conduction
What energy source helps evaporate water from the earths surface in the water cycle?
The sun
What happens to the energy from the sun that is absorbed. by earths surface?
Energy from the sun that is absorbed by the Earth's surface is reflected back into the atmosphere or absorbed by land and water and transformed into heat.
Does the sun influenced the formation of wind on earths surface?
Not only influence, The Sun's energy is the CAUSE of wind on Earth.
How long does it take for light to travel from the sun the Earths surface?
8 minutes or 500 seconds(approx.)
What season is it when the sun is heating earths surface the most?
It is summer when the sun is heating earths surface the most.
What percent of the suns energy is absorbed at earths surface?
Roughly 70% of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface. The rest is reflected back into space or absorbed by the atmosphere.
What three things occur when the sun's energy hits the earths surface?
The sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface, causing it to warm up. Some of the energy is reflected back into the atmosphere or absorbed by the atmosphere. Plants and other organisms use the sun's energy through photosynthesis to produce their own food.
What heats water on earths surface?
the sun
What happens to the energy from the sun that is absorved by earths surface?
The energy from the sun that is absorbed by the Earth's surface is converted into heat. This heat is then re-radiated back into the atmosphere, contributing to the Earth's overall temperature and driving weather patterns and climate systems.
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.
