Would more of the energy reach a particular part earths surface on sunny day or cloudy and why?

* Clouds act like a barrier: Clouds are made up of water droplets or ice crystals. These particles reflect and scatter sunlight back into space. This means that less solar radiation actually reaches the Earth's surface.

* Direct sunlight vs. diffused sunlight: On a sunny day, the sun's rays hit the Earth directly, delivering the full intensity of sunlight to the surface. On a cloudy day, the clouds scatter the sunlight, spreading it out over a wider area. This means that the energy is distributed more evenly but with lower intensity at any one point.

Kortfattet: Skyer blokerer og spreder en betydelig del af solens energi, hvilket resulterer i mindre energi, der når jordens overflade sammenlignet med en klar, solskinsdag.