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Our current atmosphere absorbs about 16% of the incoming radiation. Another 30% is reflected as it is entering. Some is scattered into space through deflection. Less then half of the energy hitting the atmosphere makes it to our planet. Most of the energy hitting bounces off of it as visible light. (albedo effect). Visible light will pass through the atmosphere pretty much unabated. A portion of the energy hitting our planet is absorbed by planets or converted nto infrared energy. The infrared radiation is slowly released during the night hours. A portion of this is absorbed by greenhouse gases and that energy is also released during the evening to keep the planet warm and alive.
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Energy that is reflected from the atmosphere is?
called albedo, and it represents the amount of sunlight that is reflected off the Earth's surface back into space. Albedo is influenced by factors such as surface type, cloud cover, and atmospheric conditions. A high albedo means more sunlight is reflected, while a low albedo means more sunlight is absorbed.
Does carbon dioxide reflect sunlight?
Carbon dioxide is transparent to sunlight, allowing it to pass through the atmosphere. However, once sunlight is absorbed by the Earth's surface and re-emitted as infrared radiation, carbon dioxide can trap some of this heat in the atmosphere through a process called the greenhouse effect. This leads to warming of the planet.
What percent of the sunlight is reflected or absobred into organisms?
Approximately 1% of the sunlight that reaches the Earth's surface is absorbed by plants during photosynthesis, which is then used to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen. The rest of the sunlight is either reflected back into space or absorbed by land, water, and other surfaces. In total, about 30% of incoming solar energy is reflected back, leaving around 70% to be absorbed by the Earth's surface and atmosphere. Thus, the percentage of sunlight specifically absorbed by organisms is relatively small compared to the total solar energy received.
If the earth is opaque how does the sunlight enter the earth?
Sunlight enters the Earth's atmosphere because it is not completely opaque. The atmosphere is transparent to visible light, allowing sunlight to pass through and reach the surface. Once sunlight reaches the surface, it can be absorbed, reflected, or scattered by various surfaces and materials on Earth.
Are there x-rays in sunlight?
Yes, until it reaches Earth's atmosphere. Fortunately for us, virtually all of the X-ray energy is absorbed by the atmosphere, and none remains by the time the rest of the light reaches the ground.
How much of the suns rays get absorbed into our atmosphere?
About 17% of the suns rays get absorbed into our atmosphere
What happens to most of the sunlight that reaches Earth?
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.
What gas in the atmosphere was absorbed by the oceans as they formed?
The ocean water absorbed much of the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
How does the atmoshpere reflect energy?
Some sunlight is absorbed or reflected by the atmosphere before it can reach the surface.
What are three things some scientist think happen to the sunlight that enters earth's atmosphere?
It gets absorbed by the ground and other objects.It gets refracted back.It gets absorbed by the atmosphere before entering Earth's atmosphere.
What does sunlight striking a blacktop highway change into?
When sunlight strikes a blacktop highway, it is absorbed by the dark surface and converted into heat. This heat is then either absorbed by the asphalt or reflected back into the atmosphere.
What happens to the sunlight that doesn't get absorbed in the air?
Sunlight that is not absorbed in the air is typically scattered or reflected by particles in the atmosphere. Some of it may reach the Earth's surface, while the rest continues into space.
What happens to sunlight that hits earth's surface?
When sunlight hits Earth's surface, it can be absorbed, reflected, or scattered. Some of the sunlight is absorbed by the ground, causing it to heat up. The rest is reflected back into the atmosphere or scattered in different directions.
What are the steps that the sunlight goes though when it enters the atmosphere?
Sunlight gets absorbed, scattered, reflected, and transmitted through the atmosphere. Almost all of the ultraviolet component gets absorbed by ozone in the stratosphere. About half of the radiation gets absorbed or scattered and reflected in the troposphere. The remainder passes through, getting absorbed by the earth's surface.
What happens to sunlight hits earth surface?
It gets absorbed by the surface, reflected, and even radiated back as infrared rays where it is absorbed by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
What are three things that happen to sunlight that prevent some of it from being absorbed by Earth's surface?
Reflection: Sunlight can be reflected back into space by clouds, ice, snow, and other reflective surfaces. Scattering: Sunlight can be scattered in different directions by particles in the atmosphere such as dust and aerosols. Absorption: Some sunlight is absorbed by gases in the atmosphere, such as ozone and water vapor, before reaching Earth's surface.
How does the atmosphere reflect energy?
The atmosphere reflects incoming solar energy in the form of sunlight. Different components of the atmosphere, such as clouds, dust particles, and gases, can scatter or absorb sunlight, which affects how much energy reaches Earth's surface. This energy exchange plays a key role in regulating Earth's climate and temperature.
