explain why the atmosphere is heated chiefly by radiation
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- The atmosphere is heated chiefly by radiation from Earth's surface rather than by direct solar radiation because about 50 percent of the solar energy is absorbed at Earth's surface. 30 percent is reflected back to space.
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- The thermosphere is the hottest layer of Earth's atmosphere. The  molecules there are directly exposed to solar radiation and  high-energy cosmic rays. However, there are so… few molecules by  volume that the specific heat is virtually zero.
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Heating of the Atmosphere Energy is needed to make all these things happen. That energy comes from the sun. Heat energy enters and moves through the atmosphere in three different ways. One way that heat energy is transferred is radiation. Hot bodies such as the sun radiate their energy mainly in the form of short waves. These short waves are seen as visible light.
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Temperature System Radiation happens when heat moves as energy waves, called infrared waves, directly from its source to something else. This is how the heat from the Sun gets to Earth. In fact, all hot things radiate heat to cooler things. When the heat waves hits the cooler thing, they make the molecules of the cooler object speed up. When the molecules of that object speed up, the object becomes hotter. Infrared waves are part of a spectrum of energy waves known as the electromagnetic spectrum.
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- A process called the greenhouse effect heats the earth  atmosphere. This process starts with the passing of solar radiation  through the Earth's atmosphere. Most of the radi … ation is used to  warm the Earth's surface. A smaller amount gets reflected back into  atmosphere. In the atmosphere, there are many gasses (carbon  dioxide, oxygen, etc.).
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Clouds effects on radiation and heat..? Scientists refer to this as Earth's radiation budget.. The components of the Earth system that are important to the radiation budget are the planet's surface, atmosphere, and clouds. The energy coming from the sun to the Earth's surface is called solar energy.he temperature of the sun's radiating surface, or photosphere, is more than 5500°C (9900°F). However, not all of the sun's energy comes to Earth. The sun's energy is emitted in all directions, with only a small fraction being in the direction of the Earth.
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- The heat buildup inside earth reached a maxim early in the Earth's history and has declined significantly since. The greater heat content of the early Earth was the product of (1) a greater abundance of radioactive elements, (2) a greater number of impacts, and (3) the early gravitational crowding.ll such radioactive decay processes release heat as a by product of the on-going reaction. In its early stages of formation, the young earth had a greater complement of radioactive elements, but many of these (e.g., aluminum-26) are short-lived and have decayed to near extinction.
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- As solar heating and “back radiation” from the atmosphere raise the surface temperature, the surface simultaneously releases an increasing amount of heat—equivalent to about 117 percent of incoming solar energy.
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How Satellites Survive the Temperature of the Thermosphere JohnJones it seems to me that you are misunderstanding the definition of radiation and also the accepted theory for the cause of heat in the thermosphere if you are claiming that translational kinetic energy is the reason for high temperatures in particles in the thermosphere.
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- The temperature decreases with altitude. Stratosphere: The stratosphere is found from about 7 to 30 miles (11-48 kilometers) above the Earths surface. In this region of the atmosphere is the ozone layer, which absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.The temperature increases slightly with altitude in the stratosphere. The highest temperature in this region is about 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius.tratosphere: The stratosphere is found from about 7 to 30 miles (11-48 kilometers) above the Earths surface. In this region of the atmosphere is the ozone layer, which absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
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Greenhouse effect Part of this radiation is directed towards the surface, warming it. On Earth, solar radiation at the frequencies of visible light largely passes through the atmosphere to warm the planetary surface. The surface itself emits energy at the lower frequencies of infrared thermal radiation.
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Clouds effects on radiation and heat..? Usually, the higher a cloud is in the atmosphere, the colder is its upper surface and the greater is its cloud greenhouse forcing. If the Earth had no atmosphere, a surface temperature far below freezing would produce enough emitted radiation to balance the absorbed solar energy.
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Why does CO2 get most of the attention when there are so many other heat-trapping gases? The net effect is that most of the outgoing radiation is kept within the atmosphere instead of escaping into space. Heat-trapping gases, in balanced proportions, act like a blanket surrounding Earth, keeping temperatures within a range that enables life to thrive on a planet with liquid water.
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Introduction to the Atmosphere Energy Heat Transfer. Practically all of the energy that reaches the earth comes from the sun. Intercepted first by the atmosphere, a small part is directly absorbed, particularly by certain gases such as ozone and water vapor. Some energy is also reflected back to space by clouds and the earth's surface.Energy is transferred between the earth's surface and the atmosphere via conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction is the process by which heat energy is transmitted through contact with neighboring molecules.ome energy is also reflected back to space by clouds and the earth's surface. Energy is transferred between the earth's surface and the atmosphere via conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction is the process by which heat energy is transmitted through contact with neighboring molecules.
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Where does the heat come from that warms our atmosphere? The sun emits radiation in the form of high-energy particles (that impact the upper atmosphere and yield energy in the form of heat) and electromagnetic radiation which is absorbed by the earth and atmosphere (and the heat is maintained through the greenhouse effect). Hope this helps :). Ricky · 5 years ago.
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- 1 The atmosphere, heated by the absorption of Earth radiation by these greenhouse gasses, in turn radiates heat back to the Earth's surface increasing the Earth's surface temperature.  Transparency: The Earth's atmosphere is effectively transparent to solar radiation between .34 and .7 microns.
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Thermal radiation Sunlight is part of thermal radiation generated by the hot plasma of the Sun. The Earth also emits thermal radiation, but at a much lower intensity and different spectral distribution (infrared rather than visible) because it is cooler.hermal radiation is the emission of electromagnetic waves from all matter that has a temperature greater than absolute zero. It represents a conversion of thermal energy into electromagnetic energy.
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Introduction to the Atmosphere Based on temperature, the atmosphere is divided into four layers: the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere. Energy is transferred between the earth's surface and the atmosphere via conduction, convection, and radiation. Ocean currents play a significant role in transferring this heat poleward.
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- These extreme temperatures are caused by the absorption of the sun's shortwave ultraviolet radiation. This radiation penetrates the upper atmosphere, stripping atoms of their electrons and giving them a positive charge. Electrically charged atoms build up to form a series of layers within the thermosphere. These charged layers are often referred to as the ionosphere, which deflects some radio signals. Before the modern use of satellites, this deflection by the ionosphere was essential for long distance radio communication.
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2. Global Warming Heating by the greenhouse effect. Our planet s surface is now kept at a comfortable temperature because the atmosphere traps some of the radiant heat from the Sun and keeps it near the surface, warming the planet and sustaining living creatures.
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Introduction Much of this radiation is absorbed by the Earth's surface and re-emitted as invisible heat rays. Just as a hot pavement radiates heat as it is warmed by the sun, the Earth's surface radiates heat back to the atmosphere. If incoming solar radiation is 100 units: 16 units are absorbed by dust, water and ozone;
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astronomy ch 6-11 Energy is transferred from the surface to the atmosphere by convection as air heated by contact with the surface rises and by radiation as the warm surface radiates infrared that is absorbed by the greenhouse gases.
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Earth Science Chapter 11-The Atmosphere Earth's surface is heated by energy from the Sun. For the most part, the rereleased energy from the surface heats the atmosphere. Describe the method by which energy is transferred from Earth's surface to the air above it. particles of air on Earth's surface collide with and transfer energy to particles of air in the very lowest part of the atmosphere by conduction.
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Solar And Terrestrial Radiation Heating of Earth's surface and lower atmosphere as a consequence of differences in atmospheric transparency to electromagnetic radiation. the atmosphere is nearly transparent to incoming solar radiation, but much less transparent to outgoing infrared radiation.