Why doesn't earth get hot enough to boil oceans and melt rocks from the radiant energy it absorbs from the sun?

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asked Jul 7, 2018 60.7k views

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Ruud Van Falier · Answer 1 · 2018-07-12T01:53:58+0000

This is because, the earth gradually absorbs the sun's radiation during the day, and gradually loses the heat absorbed at night to the atmosphere.