Radar measures which of the following to gather information about precipitation in clouds?
A. amount of sunlight scattered off the precipitation
B. amount of solar energy passing through the cloud
C. amount of energy reflected back to a transmitter
D. amount of energy emitted by the precipitation particles
Answer: C
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