Test 4 Flashcards
a wavelength with a high frequency has a
a. long wavelength
b. short wavelength
c. a and b
d. none
b. short wavelength
if more atoms in the atmosphere resonated with infrared, the temperature on earth would be
a. the same
b. warmer
c. cooler
b. warmer
the two most common gases in the atmosphere are
a. nitrogen and oxygen
b. methane and carbon dioxide
c. oxygen and carbon dioxide
d. carbon dioxide and nitrogen
a. nitrogen and oxygen
which of these has a higher frequency than visible light?
a. ultraviolet wave
b. infrared wave
c. microwave
d. radiowave
a. ultraviolet wave
some of the carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels
a. dissolves into the oceans
b. resonates with ocean water
c. just disappears
d. none
a. dissolves into the ocean
electromagnetic waves consist of
a. vibrating electric and magnetic fields
b. vibrating charges
c. resonating electromagnetic pulses
d. resonating charges
a. vibrating electric and magnetic fields
the three main greenhouse gasses are
a. water vapor, methane, carbon dioxide
a. water vapor, methane, carbon dioxide
which of these has the longest wave length?
a. microwaves
b. visible light
c. radio waves
d. gamma rays
c. radio waves
what keeps most of the atmosphere from leaving the earth?
a. resonance
b. energy conversions
c. gravity
d. electromagnetic waves
c. gravity
different colors of light correspond to different light
a. frequencies
b. polarities
c. velocities
d. intensities
a. frequencies
the atoms at the center of the sun are opaque to visible light. this is because
a. there is no resonance between visible light and these atoms
b. there is resonance between visible light and these atoms
c. none
b. there is resonance between visible light and these atoms
true or false. the greenhouse effect plays virtually no role in determining earth’s temperature
false
both a radio wave and light wave have identical
a. frequencies
b. wavelengths
c. speeds
c. speeds
which has the higher frequency
a. red light
b. blue light
c. green light
b. blue light
the frequency of an electromagnetic wave and the frequency of the vibrating electrons that produce it are
a. the same
b. not related
a. the same
