The Sun emits its greatest intensity of radiation in the
a. visible portion of the spectrum.
b. infrared portion of the spectrum.
c. ultraviolet portion of the spectrum.
d. x-ray portion of the spectrum.
e. gamma ray portion of the spectrum.
ANSWER: a
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