Science Why is it that the Sun emits mostly infrared waves and visible light while the Earth emits only infrared waves? Asked by Dr. John Carmen 12 years ago 1/3/2013 2:59 AM Last updated by anonymous 12 years ago 1/4/2013 10:28 PM
The frequencies of the elctromagnetic waves emitted by an object incrrease as the temperature increases. The Sun is much hotter than Earth, and so it emits more higher-frquency electromagnetic radiation than Earth emits.
