Radiation Budget Science Trading Card

Radiation is energy in the form of electromagnetic waves. We encounter electromagnetic waves everyday. Light, heat, and radio waves are all types of radiation. These waves have different characteristics, depending on the wavelength.

The most familiar form of electromagnetic energy is sunlight. Without its light-giving and heat-giving properties, life as we know it would be impossible!

• The parts of the Radiation Budget.
• How color relates to wavelength.
• View the ERBE Quicktime movie illustrating how radiation works!
  (see Notes on viewing the ERBE Quicktime Movie).