That varies from almost zero (black surfaces) to all of it (white & shiny surfaces).
Light is electromagnetic radiation. It does not need a medium to support it.
Earth is called the "blue planet" because when viewed from space, the planet appears to be predominantly blue due to its abundant water bodies like oceans and seas. Water reflects sunlight and the Earth's atmosphere scatters sunlight in a way that makes the planet appear blue from outer space.
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.
The sun does not reflect as it is a source of light itself. However, objects in space or on Earth can reflect sunlight by bouncing the light off their surfaces, like the Moon reflecting sunlight back to Earth.
Some of the sun's energy reflects back into space because of the Earth's atmosphere and surface. When sunlight hits the Earth, some of it is absorbed by clouds, atmospheric gases, ice, snow, and the Earth's surface, and then reflected back into space. This phenomenon is known as albedo.
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It is because light can travel through space that Earth can get sunlight. Without sunlight life on Earth could not exist.
When sunlight strikes polar ice much of it is reflected back into space. This, called the albedo effect, slows global warming. When the ice melts the sun strikes the dark water, which absorbs heat much better
Sunlight also gets reflected back out into space.
Sunlight is more dangerous in outer space than on Earth because there is no matter in space, unlike on Earth, so sunlight just passes through the emptiness of space and shines in all directions. When light passes through matter, it takes longer for the light to pass through it to reach something. In space, it only takes 8 minutes for sunlight to reach Earth's surface. The speed of light also depends on what type of matter the light is going through.the sun is more hotter in space than the earth
The Earth appears blue from space due to the way that sunlight is scattered and absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere and surface. The blue color comes from the scattering of sunlight by air molecules, and the reflection of sunlight by the oceans and other bodies of water.
the space cycle that creates canadas four seasons is earths orbiting around the sun and rotating its axis changes the angle of witch sunlight strikes diffrent parts of earth
Part of a meteoroid that strikes earth's surface is known as a meteorite. These are some of the bodies that are found in outer space.
Sunlight is more dangerous in outer space than on Earth because there is no matter in space, unlike on Earth, so sunlight just passes through the emptiness of space and shines in all directions. When light passes through matter, it takes longer for the light to pass through it to reach something. In space, it only takes 8 minutes for sunlight to reach Earth's surface. The speed of light also depends on what type of matter the light is going through.the sun is more hotter in space than the earth
A small piece of rocky space debris that strikes the Earth's surface is called a meteorite. Meteoroids are pieces of debris in space, while meteors are the bright streaks of light we see as they enter Earth's atmosphere. If a meteoroid survives the journey through the atmosphere and lands on the Earth's surface, it is then called a meteorite.
A rock from space that strikes Earth's surface is called a meteorite. When a meteoroid (a small rocky or metallic body) enters Earth's atmosphere and survives the journey to impact the surface, it is termed a meteorite.
A meteor that strikes the moon's surface is called a meteoroid when it is in space, a meteor when it is burning up in Earth's atmosphere, and a meteorite once it lands on the moon's or Earth's surface.