Solar Energy, Albedo, and the Polar Regions - 0 views
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Kimberly Lightle on 27 Apr 09This article from the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears online magazine answers the questions what kinds of energy comes from the sun, how does it travel through space, and what happens when it reaches earth.
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Kimberly Lightle on 27 Apr 09Did you know that the sun blasts more than a billion tons of matter out into space at millions of kilometers per hour? Ultimately, energy from the sun is the driving force behind weather and climate, and life on earth. But what kinds of energy come from the sun? How does that energy travel through space? And what happens when it reaches earth?