What is the majority of the earths atmosphere?

The radiation that passes through the atmosphere and reaches the Earths surface has the greatest intesnsity..?

  • The radiation that passes through the atmosphere and reaches the Earths surface has the greatest intesnsity..? The radiation that passes through the atmosphere and reaches the Earths surface has the greatest intesnsity in the form of 1) visible-light radiation 2) infrared radiation 3) ultraviolet radiation 4) radio-wave radiation please explain

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    The UV and infrared regions are attenuated to a large degree by the atmosphere. EM radio waves easily penetrate but with low power flux (intensity) The region of the sun's EM radiation reaching earth's surface with greatest intensity is in the form of "visible light".

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