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What type of radiation is trapped on the earths surface by the green house effect?
Infrared radiation
How does the ozone layer reduces the amount of ultraviolet radiation that reaches earths surface?
Ozone layer contains ozone molecules in abundance. These molecules decompose themselves to absorb ozone.
What is infrared radiation-?
Infrared radiation is when earths surface radiates some of earths surface back into the atmosphereinfrared radiation is a type of electromagnetic radiation, which involves waves rather than particles. This means that unlike conduction and convection radiation can even pass through the vacuum of space.infrared radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation which is emitted in the form of heat. infrared radiation is invisible
What is the amount of heat energy in the earths atmosphere is referred to as?
The amount of heat energy in Earth's atmosphere is referred to as temperature. Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance or system. It is a key factor in determining weather patterns and climate.
What does the amount of energy in the atmosphere depend on?
The amount of energy in the atmosphere depends on factors such as incoming solar radiation, the Earth's surface temperature, greenhouse gas concentrations, and atmospheric circulation patterns. This energy drives weather systems and influences climate patterns globally.
Why doesn't the ultraviolet radiation from the sun reach the ground?
Most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer in the Earth's atmosphere, which acts as a protective shield. Only a small amount of UV radiation reaches the Earth's surface, and this limited exposure is important for processes like vitamin D synthesis in humans, but excessive UV radiation can be harmful.
What is the earths sunblock?
The ozone layer acts as a sort of 'sunblock' for the earth, limiting the amount of UV radiation that enters the atmosphere.
How does the presence of oxygen in our atmosphere help reduce the amount of ultraviolet radiation that reaches the earths surface?
Oxygen in the atmosphere helps to absorb and scatter incoming ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. This process occurs in the stratosphere, where oxygen molecules break apart the incoming UV radiation. This absorption and scattering of UV radiation by oxygen prevent a large amount of harmful UV radiation from reaching the Earth's surface.
What is the term for solar radiation that reaches the earth's surface?
The solar radiation that reaches the earths surface from the sun is called INSOLATION
Why does earths atmosphere absorb radiation?
It absorbs radiation to protect it. It protects from UV rays.
What type of radiation is trapped on the earths surface by the green house effect?
Infrared radiation
How much radiation is absorbed by the earths surface?
The amount of radiation absorbed by the Earth's surface varies depending on factors such as location, time of day, and cloud cover. On average, about half of the solar radiation that reaches the Earth's atmosphere is absorbed by the surface, where it is then transformed into heat energy.
How does most of the heat in the earths atmosphere move from place to place?
Convectionheat moves by, radiation(:
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 is the Aurora Borcalis?
the northen lights caused by the earths radiation causing the sun to flare due to radiation
What is a term for earths radiation belts?
The Van Allen belts
What is the source of radiation for both the earths atmosphere the greenhouse?
The sun.
