*Note: Before you read this, you should probably check the solar radiation section first!
HEAT, HEAT & HEAT.
"So. . .We know that the sun gives off energy in the form of radiation, but HOW do they do it?"
The sun gives off solar energy that is in the form of waves (light). There are several things that effects the heating of earth's surface such as the angle where the light hits the specific area. When the angle is straight such as 90 degrees, it hits that area directly which usually forms more heat, but when the angle is less or more than 90 degrees, the light that hits is slanted and forms less heat.
Energy from the sun gets absorbed by earths surface which converts into infrared radiation and after that some will try to escape from earths surface but one the gases that are in our atmosphere traps some of that heat, this could be a good and bad thing.
Good 'thing'
The good thing is that it is able to keep the earth warm enough because the energy wont escape that easily
Bad 'thing'
us humans and living things creates and uses gas, too much of it means that the capability of trapping the heat is bigger and with the gas from the energy that we use can form something called carbon dioxide, it can make our ozone layer thinner. This is able to cause GLOBAL WARMING.
The sun gives off solar energy that is in the form of waves (light). There are several things that effects the heating of earth's surface such as the angle where the light hits the specific area. When the angle is straight such as 90 degrees, it hits that area directly which usually forms more heat, but when the angle is less or more than 90 degrees, the light that hits is slanted and forms less heat.
Energy from the sun gets absorbed by earths surface which converts into infrared radiation and after that some will try to escape from earths surface but one the gases that are in our atmosphere traps some of that heat, this could be a good and bad thing.
Good 'thing'
The good thing is that it is able to keep the earth warm enough because the energy wont escape that easily
Bad 'thing'
us humans and living things creates and uses gas, too much of it means that the capability of trapping the heat is bigger and with the gas from the energy that we use can form something called carbon dioxide, it can make our ozone layer thinner. This is able to cause GLOBAL WARMING.