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Radiation Budget Activity: Satellite

 Radiation of energy from the sun.

Satellites and the Radiation Budget

Lab Team: ________________, ________________, ________________, ________________

Questions to Complete:

  1. How did the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS ) get into space?


  2. Who was the astronaut who deployed the satellite?


  3. Find a picture of ERBS on the Web and ask your teacher to check it.


  4. Why does NASA use satellites to study the radiation budget?


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


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