The greenhouse effect.
If the sun heated the atmosphere evenly, it would disrupt the temperature differences that drive weather patterns in the Earth's atmosphere. This would likely lead to a breakdown of the water cycle, as it relies on these temperature differences to create processes like evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Overall, the water cycle would be greatly affected and could potentially cease to function properly.
The ground is heated by the sun's rays penetrating the Earth's atmosphere and warming the surface. The heat is absorbed by the ground and retained, which contributes to the overall temperature of the Earth's surface.
The process that returns water to the atmosphere in an ecosystem is evaporation. Water from sources such as lakes, rivers, and oceans is heated by the sun, turning it into water vapor that rises into the atmosphere.
Solar radiation mostly passes through the atmosphere without heating it, due to its wavelength. It does not pass through the ground, however, and it heats the ground. The ground emits radiation at a wavelength dependent on its temperature. This radiation happens to be in the thermal infrared part of the spectrum, or in other words, sensible heat. Therefore, the atmosphere is heated by the surface, whereupon the heat tends to rise and heat the lower atmosphere.
The process of evaporation is responsible for adding water to the atmosphere during the water cycle. This occurs when water from bodies of water, such as oceans or lakes, is heated by the sun and turns into water vapor, which then rises into the atmosphere.
it is heated by conduction by the earths atmosphere
conduction
Stratosphere
air gets heated with carben dioxid and the rays of the sun
Earth is heated by the sun, which is a star.
Yes, the Earth's atmosphere is heated by solar energy. Sunlight penetrates the atmosphere and warms the surface of the Earth. This heat is then radiated back into the atmosphere, contributing to its overall temperature.
The form of radiation released by earth at night is gamma rays.
The lower atmosphere is primarily heated by the sun's radiation. As sunlight enters the atmosphere, it warms the Earth's surface, which then emits heat energy back into the atmosphere. This process creates a temperature gradient, with warmer air near the surface and cooler air at higher altitudes.
The atmosphere is more heated from below because the air is thicker the farther down you go, and so it traps the heat in the air.
trophosphere
trophosphere
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