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The sun heats the earth surface through radiative heating, while the core is well insulated by the mantle and crust. Although they may have similar temperatures
by ovis 13y ago
The sun heats the earth surface through radiative heating, while the core is well insulated by the mantle and crust. Although they may have similar temperatures, the power output of the sun is certainly larger.
- jasallen 13y agoTo provide some further context to ovis' (correct) statements, none of our 'heat', or other energy from the sun comes in the form of conduction. It comes in the form of radiation (light, et al) which the sun has in huge, massive, ginormous quantities. In pop culture, we often talk about the heat of the sun as if it's a direct indicator for the amount of power therein, and the amount of power output. But while it's quite hot, its also quite busy showering us with other forms of energy.