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Black-body radiation

physical science Maturity 11-13

Hot things glow with light.

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Color temperature black body 800-12200K.svg
A hot metal can look red. It can even look white. This helps us know how hot it is. The sun is very hot too.
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Can you see the glow?

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Gluehfarben no language horizontal.svg
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Color temperature black body 800-12200K.svg
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Pahoehoe toe.jpg
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WMAP 2012.png
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Sun-Earth-Radiation.png
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