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Solar Radiation and Insolation (p.85) Describe the relationship between temperature and the wavelength of electromagnetic energy emitted from a body of matter. THE HIGHER THE TEMPERATURE OF A BODY OF MATTER THE SHORTER THE WAVELENGTH Define INSOLATION: INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION – SUNLIGHT What form of electromagnetic energy does the sun radiate with the maximum intensity? (figure 6-1) VISIBLE LIGHT Effects of Earth’s Atmosphere on Insolation (p.86) What happens to some of the insolation before it reaches the Earth’s surface? ABSORBED BY ATMOSPHERE, REFLECTED BACK TO OUTER SPACE