Multiple Choice
The reason the sun's radiant energy is of shorter wavelengths than the Earth's is because the sun
A) has a higher temperature than the Earth.
B) has much more internal energy.
C) is an energy source while the Earth is primarily an energy receiver.
D) all of these
E) none of these
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