Problem 1
What is a budget equation? Describe it using your own words.
Problem 2
When is a budget in balance?
Problem 3
What is electromagnetic radiation?
Problem 4
What is a photon?
Problem 5
Which has shorter and which longer wavelengths: ultraviolet, visible, or infrared radiation?
Problem 7
How does electromagnetic radiation interact with matter?
Problem 8
What is a blackbody?
Problem 9
What are the differences between the blackbody radiation curves for the sun and Earth?
Problem 10
What is the Stefan-Boltzmann law? Write down the formula and explain the variables.
Problem 12
What is temperature? Describe it using your own words.