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Most of the energy generated by the Sun travels to Earth as Electromagnetic Radiation. A very tiny amount of energy of the Sun is given off as particles, mostly electrons and protons, flying off into space.
Electromagnetic energy is, of course, light. The light energy from the Sun includes the visible spectrum we can see and much more in the infrared part of the spectrum that we can not see and a little in the ultraviolet as well. It all travels at the speed of light from the Sun outwards and a tiny fraction of the Sun's energy strikes the Earth and is absorbed. As a result, the electromagnetic energy is converted to thermal (heat) energy and keeps Earth warm.
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How does the energy from the sun reach the earth?
Waves of heat and light, called radiation, travel to earth.
How does theral energy travel through the vacuum between the earth and the sun?
as electromagnetic radiation
How does the sun travel around the earth?
The sun doesn't travel around the earth. The earth travels around the sun.
What are the waves that travel from the sun to earth?
Light waves travel from sun to the earth.
Does the sun travel around the sun?
That doesn't make any sense. If you ment, 1. "Does the sun travel around the earth?" or 2. "Does the earth travel around the sun?" The answer is 2.
What did energey from the sun travel to Earth as?
Energy from the sun to Earth travels as electromagnetic energy, or light energy.
What energy travels to earth as what type of waves?
Light as particles and waves travel from the sun to earth as energy.
How does energy that reaches the earth from the sun travel?
It is done by radiation.
How does the sun' energy travel to the earth?
Electromagnetic radiation... i.e., light. Electromagnetic Waves A+
Why does the energy from the sun travel to Earth by radiation instead of by convection or conduction.?
Convection and conduction require matter to travel through, and there is no matter between Earth and the Sun
Why does the energy from the sun travel to Earth by radiation instead of by convection or conduction?
Convection and conduction require matter to travel through, and there is no matter between Earth and the Sun
Does chemical energy travel from the Sun to the Earth and get transformed into light energy by plants?
No. It is actually thermal energy from the sun that is transformed into food/chemical energy.
Does energy from sun travel to earth as mechanical energy?
No never as mechanical energy. It reaches mainly as light and heat
How does the energy from the sun reach the earth?
Waves of heat and light, called radiation, travel to earth.
Energy from the sun travel to earth's surface by what?
Energy from the sun travels to the earth's surface is brought here by electromagnetic radiation. Once the radiation reaches the planet, most of it is converted to heat.
Does chemical energy travel from from the sun to earth and is transformed into light enerty by plants?
true
How does theral energy travel through the vacuum between the earth and the sun?
as electromagnetic radiation
