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How is energy tranferred to the air near the surface of the esrth?
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∙ 12y ago
A mix of conduction and convection.
(We're talking heat energy from solar radiation here.)
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∙ 10y agoRadiation is majorly responsible for the transfer of energy from the rays of the sun to the atmosphere on Earth.
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Where is most of the sun's energy absorbed in water?
Most of the sun's energy is absorbed near the surface.
What is earths gravity in gravitational potential energy?
The Earth's gravitational field and gravitational potential energy are really two quite different things. The relationalship is the following: Gravitational potential energy = mass x gravity x height Where gravity is the acceleration due to gravity - near Earth's surface, that's 9.8 meters/second2 - or the equivalent, weight per unit mass (which near Earth's surface is 9.8 newton/kilogram).
How does condensation accor?
When hot vapour is near a cold surface
Example of surface wave?
In geology, a seismic wave that travels along the surface of a medium and that has a stronger effect near the surface of the medium than it has in the interior.
Is light absorbed by near by object as it disintegrates?
only part of light its absorbed by nearby objects, that part that causes decay on the surface of the objects 'radiation' part of light the rest turns back into raw energy.
What traps the energy near the earth's surface?
Greenhouse Effect
Where is most of the sun's energy absorbed in water?
Most of the sun's energy is absorbed near the surface.
Solar energy hits the surface of a lake this is likely to cause water near the the surface to undergo?
Evaporation
Global climate is determined?
by the transfer of solar energy at and near the Earth's surface.
How is global climate determined?
by the transfer of solar energy at and near the Earth's surface.
Objects near the surface of the earth fall because what are by the earth?
Gainnkn kinetic energy
Where does geothermal energy come from nuclear or power plants?
Geothermal energy comes from power plants that pump water underground near magma. Iceland uses a lot of geothermal energy as there is an abundance of geological activity near the surface.
What is the name for the principle explaining how thermal energy is trapped near the surface of the earth?
it's the greenhouse effect
What Global climate is determined by?
Global climate is determined by the transfer of solar energy at and near the Earth's surface.
How is the atmosphere near the earth's surface warmed?
Through conduction: the transfer of energy from matter touching another matter.
How can potential energy increase in an object when you out the object somewhere higher?
The potential energy from gravity near the surface of the earth is..PE=mghwhere...PE is potential energym is the mass (in kilograms)g is the acceleration due to gravity (near the surface of the earth it is 9.8 m/s2) h is the height (in meters)
What factors influence the potential energy of an object?
Near the surface of the EarthPE=mghmass*gravity*heightkg*m/s2*m
