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Radiation emitted by the sun has a wide range of frequencies from infrared, to visible light, to ultra-violet. It even has small amounts of microwaves, X-rays, and gamma rays. All this comes from the intense energy created in the sun's core.

Radiation from the Earth is mostly (or maybe entirely) infrared radiation. This energy is of longer wavelength (lower energy) and comes from the heat emitted from the Earth as it is heated by the energy from the sun.

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