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Inverse Square Flux

Taking into account a diagram of concentric spheres at various distances from the sun as a light source, the student is asked to determine, based on a grid pattern drawn out by the sun's rays, what the value of the flux is in one square of the grid given the value of another in a different sphere.

keywords: flux, sun, concentric sphere, grid, square

swf file: ca_light_inversesquareshells.swf