What is the energy that heats earth's atmosphere?

Answer 1

1. Most of the short wave energy produced by the sun passes easily through the atmosphere and heats the surface of the earth. 2. The earth's surface then returns long- wave energy into the atmosphere. but this energy cannot easily pass out through the gases of the atmosphere. So some heat is retained in the atmosphere. 3. this is sometimes called the greenhouse effect because the glass of a greenhouse, like the atmosphere allows solar energy to pass through it and traps some of the energy inside.

Answer 2

Trade winds are the result of the Coriolis effect. All other winds are pretty much the result of differential heating of earth's surface. Sunlight warms some air masses, causing them to rise (turbulence). Cooler air slides in underneath--though sometimes warm air masses move in to fill the void.

Answer 3

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 radiation 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.). Of these gasses, there are a group called greenhouse gasses which includes water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and ozone. These gasses are responsible for capturing the solar radiation and preventing it from escaping the atmosphere. The radiation is then reemitted in all direction of the Earth's atmosphere, therefore heating it up.and air pollution

Answer 4

Heat radiation from the Earths core. This heat is rising towards the atmosphere, and bounced back towards the Earths surface, in whats called the Greenhouse Effect.

Next to the Earths hot core, the energy that heats Earths atmosphere is heat radiation from the sun. This heat is also being bounced as a part of the Greenhouse Effect.

Answer 5

Solar energy (radiation from the sun) is captured by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to keep the earth warm. Too much greenhouse gas, as we have now, means the atmosphere is getting warmer, causing global warming and climate change.

Answer 6

The Earth absorbs the Sun's energy mostly as ultraviolet light, and re-radiates this energy into space mostly as infrared light.

Answer 7

Infrared radiation rising from the warmed earth and insolation (incoming solar radiation) from the sun

Answer 8

by means of electromagnetic radiation

Answer 9

Heat from the sun rising as infrared radiation from the surface of the earth.

Answer 10

Yes, but there is also friction.