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The top atmosphere of the Earth directly reflects back into space nearly what part of the total amount of sun's energy coming to it?

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One-third
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One-fifth
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One-tenth
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One-half
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Solution

The correct option is A One-third
The sum release an estimated 384.6
yotta watts (3.846×1026 watts) of
energy in the form of light and other
form of radiation.
at the upper reaches of our atmospheres
the energy density is reduced to
approximately 1000 w/m for a surface
perpendicular to the sun's rays at see
level on a clear day

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