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Earth and Space Science

Earth's System

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Earth's System: The Atmosphere

Solar Energy on Earth

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Solar Energy On Earth

The Sun is the main source of energy for life on Earth. This energy travels through space in the form of electromagnetic radiation. It moves in waves made of tiny packets called photons. The full range of these waves is known as the electromagnetic spectrum. Each type of wa...

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The Sun is the primary source of energy for life on Earth. This energy travels through space in tiny packets called photons, each moving in a wave.

It travels as electromagnetic radiation, and the full range of these waves is called the electromagnetic spectrum.

This spectrum has many types of waves, including radio waves with the lo...

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Solar EnergyElectromagnetic SpectrumElectromagnetic RadiationPhoton EnergyWavelength EnergyVisible LightUltraviolet RaysInfrared RadiationEnergy TransferAtmospheric Interaction

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