how does the temperature on earth's surface affect the air above it?

Answer 1

The earth absorbs heat...however some of it radiates back into the atmosphere. If you took a ceramic tile and put a torch on it....the tile would be absorbing the heat...however if you put your hand a few inches from the tile...you could still feel the heat radiating off of it. This is how the earth works. It takes the heat...but some of it radiates back into the atmosphere.

Answer 2

In fact the atmosphere itself is heated only by the reflected long-wave radiation (terrestial radiation) from the earth's surface.The atmosphere is not heated by the direct solar radiation as it is transparent to the incident short-wave radiation.The earth's surface first receives the solar radiation and it heats the air just above it by conduction and the heated air in turn rises as convection current and heats the upper layers.That is why the temperature decreases as you go up.So , most of the weather phenomena that occur in the atmosphere are due to the heating of the air by the earth's surface.

Answer 3

How does the temperature of a stove affect the air above it..? Simple logic, dear.

Answer 4

they affect each other.

On a hot day, a concretee heats retains heat vs a grass surface.
When it cools off at night, the concret surface gives up it's heat to the air, the grass area much less.

Ever notice how it's always warmer in the city than in the rural areas.

Answer 5

if it;s warmer the air will rise ,thats why cities creat their own weather,all that pavement aborbs heat