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How is energy transferred from the sun to the earth
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How is energy transferred from the sun to the earth

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Heat energy from the sun reaches the earth through a heat transfer which is also known as radiation.
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The sun sends a short wave in trip right through the atmosphere to the Earth. When it reaches the target point it heats the Earth which in turn heats the atmosphere
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