Question

The solar radiation that bounces off the Earth back toward the atmosphere is mostly _____ (with a longer wavelength). *

a)gamma radiation
b)x-ray radiation
c)nuclear radiation
d)infrared radiation

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is Option D: infrared radiation

Explanation:

Infrared radiation:

• The electromagnetic radiation known as infrared, also referred to as infrared light, has wavelengths that are longer than those of visible light.
• As a result, it is not apparent to the human eye.
• The wavelength range of infrared radiation is typically thought to range from about $1$ millimeter to the nominal red edge of the visible spectrum, or about $700$ nanometers.

• The surface and atmosphere of the Earth are warmed by infrared radiation. On the other side of the electromagnetic spectrum from ultraviolet light is infrared light.

• Less than half of the solar energy that reaches Earth's surface is visible light.

• Infrared radiation provides almost all of the remaining energy.
• However, the photovoltaic components that make up modern solar cells typically allow sun infrared photons to flow right through.

Answer 2

The solar radiation that bounces off the Earth back toward the atmosphere is mostly d)infrared radiation (with a longer wavelength).

Solar radiation:

• Solar radiation, often known as the solar resource or simply sunlight, refers to the electromagnetic radiation released by the sun.
• Using a number of technology, solar radiation may be absorbed and converted into usable forms of energy such as heat and electricity.
• The power received from the Sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation as measured in the wavelength range of the measuring device is referred to as solar irradiance.
• In SI terms, solar irradiance is measured in watts per square meter.
• Visible light, ultraviolet light, infrared light, radio waves, X-rays, and gamma rays are all types of solar radiation.
• Solar radiation is the energy released by the Sun that travels across space as electromagnetic waves.
• This energy is emitted by the Sun's surface and affects atmospheric and climatological processes.

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