Question about the sun?

Question

Is the sun and Ultraviolet and Infrared light/ray similar??

Answer 1

The sun gives off both UV and infrared light, in addition to visible light and other types of electromagnetic waves.

Here's the emission spectrum of sunlight:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Solar...

Answer 2

The sun gives off all wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. So while most of its energy is emitted as visible light, it does emit both UV and IR light.

However, most UV and IR light are blocked (absorbed) by the atmosphere, so most of it doesn't reach us on the ground.