4. What happens to the sun's rays as they radiate towards the earth?

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Anup GC · Answer 1 · 2021-04-02T10:45:44+0000

Once the sun's energy reaches earth, it is intercepted first by the atmosphere. A small part of the sun's energy is directly absorbed, particularly by certain gases such as ozone and water vapor. ... Most of the radiation, however, is absorbed by the earth's surface

Athulpraj · Answer 2 · 2021-04-07T20:45:24+0000

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Most of the solar radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere and much of what reaches the earth's surface is radiated back into the atmosphere to become heat energy.

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