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Radiation Budget Activity: Science

 Radiation of energy from the sun.

Satellites and the Radiation Budget

Lab Team: ________________, ________________, ________________, ________________

Questions to Complete:

  1. Where does the Earth receive most of its energy?
    (Hint: This energy is in the form of short-wave radiation).


  2. Find the Web Site (from the list below) that deals with long-wave radiation.

    URL:

  3. Find a picture on the Internet illustrating your answer to #1 and ask your teacher to check it.


  4. What determines the characteristics of an electromagnetic wave?


  5. How can you obtain more information about topics related to these questions?


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