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In one word... radiation. More specifically... the sun heats the Earth's surface, and the absorbed heat radiates back into the atmosphere.

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How is earths surface heated and how does it affect the troposphere?

The Earth's surface is heated by the sun's radiation. The heated surface then warms the air in the troposphere through conduction and convection. This heating creates temperature gradients that drive atmospheric circulation patterns and weather systems within the troposphere.


How is air heated near the earths surfaces?

It's heated through the convection currents.


What increases enthalpy in the air molecules of the earths atmosphere?

the air being heated by the sun


How Air near earths surface rises up into the atmosphere as it is heated by?

As air near Earth's surface is heated by the sun, it becomes less dense and lighter than the surrounding air. This lighter, warmer air rises due to convection, creating vertical air currents. As the air rises, it cools and may condense to form clouds and precipitation, playing a key role in the Earth's weather systems.


Which process produces rising air due to unequal heating of earths surface?

Frontal wedging


What drives convection within earths atmosphere?

Convection within Earth's atmosphere is primarily driven by the unequal heating of the Earth's surface by the sun. As air near the surface is heated, it becomes less dense and rises, creating an upward flow. As the heated air rises, it cools, becomes denser, and eventually sinks back towards the surface, completing the convection cycle that helps drive weather patterns.


What causes air to move with the earths surface?

convection


Where is the highest air pressure?

air pressure is the highest near the earths surface


How is the atmosphere near earths surface heated from below?

The atmosphere near Earth's surface is heated from below primarily through the process of conduction. This occurs as the Earth's surface absorbs solar radiation and heats up, transferring this heat to the adjacent air molecules through direct contact. As the air warms, it becomes less dense and rises, creating convective currents that distribute the heat throughout the atmosphere.


How is air heated by conduction?

Air is heated by conduction when it comes into direct contact with a warmer surface, such as the ground or a heated object. The heat energy is transferred from the surface to the air molecules through direct contact, causing the air molecules to gain kinetic energy and move faster, increasing the air temperature.


What is horizontal movement of air in realtion to the earths surface?

updraught


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".