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Radiation
Radiant Sun Deck
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Sizzling — Radiation Radiant Sun Deck
Hi!
I'm Sizzling.
Welcome to Radiant Sun Deck!
Will you help me investigate radiation?
The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.
Let's check the evidence!
Radiation transfers energy by electromagnetic waves
and does not require direct contact or moving matter between source
and receiver.
Sunlight reaches Earth this way.
How does sunlight bring energy to Earth?
- A. Radiation
- B. Direct contact with the Sun
- C. Wind carrying the Sun to Earth
The answer is A: Radiation
Radiation transfers energy by electromagnetic waves
and does not require direct contact or moving matter between source
and receiver.
Sunlight reaches Earth this way.
That clue helps us make sense of this place.
Surfaces absorb and reflect different amounts.
Shade can reduce incoming sunlight;
conditions and material properties affect warming.
Which panel warms more in our record?
- A. The shaded panel
- B. Both are at the same temperature
- C. The exposed panel
The answer is C: The exposed panel
Our equal-surface record compares one panel in sunlight with one shaded.
The exposed panel warms more.
The record supports a difference in incoming radiation,
not contact with the Sun.
Hmm...
how does that connect to our first clue?
Our equal-surface record compares one panel in sunlight with one shaded.
The exposed panel warms more.
The record supports a difference in incoming radiation,
not contact with the Sun.
What does shade reduce here?
- A. Only the panel's mass
- B. Incoming sunlight
- C. All possible heat transfer forever
The answer is B: Incoming sunlight
Surfaces absorb and reflect different amounts.
Shade can reduce incoming sunlight;
conditions and material properties affect warming.
Nice investigating!
You've been following the evidence.
Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.
Radiation transfers energy by electromagnetic waves
and does not require direct contact or moving matter between source
and receiver.
Surfaces absorb and reflect different amounts.
Our equal-surface record compares one panel in sunlight with one shaded.
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