What three things can happen to the radiation that earth receives from the sun?

Explanation:

The radiation from the sun is the direct source of thermal energy which is passed on to the earth. This thermal energy is absorbed by the earth atmosphere, it is also absorbed by the lithosphere or terrestrial surface of earth some part of energy is reflected back by the atmosphere to the space. This processes maintains the heat balance on planet earth.            

answer:

convection currents in the magma drive plate tectonics. heat generated from the radioactive decay of elements deep in the interior of the earth creates magma (molten rock) in the aesthenosphere. the aesthenosphere (70 ~ 250 km) is part of the mantle, the middle sphere of the earth that extends to 2900 km.