SOLAR RADIATON

GROUP 10
WHAT IS SOLAR RADIATION

■ Bad thoughts usually come to mind when

you think of the word 'radiation.' But,
solar radiation is actually a very beneficial
thing - it's sunlight! Every living thing on
Earth depends on sunlight for survival.
RADIATION

■ 1.
■ PHYSICS
■ the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic
particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization.
■ 2.
■ BIOLOGY
■ divergence out from a central point, in particular evolution from an
ancestral animal or plant group into a variety of new forms.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

■In physics, electromagnetic radiation

refers to the waves of the
electromagnetic field, propagating
through space-time, carrying
electromagnetic radiant energy. 
Alexandre Edmond Becquerellar

■ whose focus up to that point had been related to

phosphorescence and luminescence, discovered the
photovoltaic effect. He found that when gold or
platinum plates were submerged in a solution, then
exposed to uneven solar radiation, an electrical current
was generated.
Sunlight

■Sunlight is a portion of the

electromagnetic radiation given off
by the Sun, in particular infrared,
visible, and ultraviolet light.
HOW DO SOLAR RADIATION
WORK?
■ On the other end, we find high frequency waves,
such as gamma rays, X-rays and ultraviolet light.
Solar radiation plays a large role in Earth's
climate. ... The angle of the sun's rays is also
what causes Earth to have seasons. As Earth
orbits the sun, it's tilted at an angle.
ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE
OF SOLAR RADIATION.
■ ADVANTAGE’S
■  Earth could not survive without the sun’s life-giving radiation
■ Exposure to sunlight can provide health benefits
■ ETC
■ DISADVANTAGES
■ but overexposure can lead to life-threatening health problems.
HOW DOES IT HELP US

■ SUNLIGHT CAN BE USE IN MANY ENERGY

SOURCE.
■ ENVIRONMENT
■ HELPS THE TREES
■ SOME ANIMALS CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT
SINLIGHT
WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY DO WE
GET FROM THE SUN?
■ Electromagnetic energy from the sun comes to
Earth in the form of radiation. The term
"radiation" simply denotes the fact that the
energy travels as rays, that is, in straight lines.
In general, the terms "solar energy" and "solar
radiation" simply refer to energy from the sun.
HOW CAN WE MEASURE SOLAR
RADAITION
■ A pyranometer is a type of actinometer used
for measuring solar irradiance on a planar
surface and it is designed to measure the
solar radiation flux density (W/m2) from
the hemisphere above within a wavelength
range 0.3 μm to 3 μm.
A pyranometer
THAT’S ALL

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