Solar radiation reaches Earth's surface as
- ultraviolet radiation only.
- visible radiation only.
- infrared radiation only.
- visible and infrared radiation only.
- ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation.
ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation.
The main process responsible for...
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Solar radiation reaches Earth's surface as
- ultraviolet radiation only.
- visible radiation only.
- infrared radiation only.
- visible and infrared radiation only.
- ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation.
✓ ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation.
The main process responsible for warming in the lower
atmosphere is
- the absorption of infrared radiation.
- related to Earth's albedo.
- the release of latent heat during condensation.
- the conduction of heat upward from the surface.
- the direct absorption of sunlight by the atmosphere.
✓ the absorption of infrared radiation.
What type of energy has a wavelength shorter than that of violet light?
- infrared radiation
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- blue visible radiation
- ultraviolet radiation
- red visible radiation
- green visible radiation
✓ ultraviolet radiation
The atmospheric greenhouse effect is produced mainly by the absorption and re-emission
of
- infrared radiation by the atmosphere.
- visible light by the ground.
- ultraviolet radiation by the atmosphere.
- visible light by clouds.
- visible light by the atmosphere.
✓ infrared radiation by the atmosphere.
The amount of heat energy required to bring about a change in temperature in a substance
is called the
- latent heat.
- dead heat.
- heat capacity.
- radiative equilibrium.
- conduction heat.
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✓ heat capacity.
The proper order from shortest to longest wavelength is
- ultraviolet, visible, and infrared.
- visible, infrared, and ultraviolet.
- visible, ultraviolet, and infrared.
- infrared, visible, and ultraviolet.
✓ ultraviolet, visible, and infrared.
Earth emits radiation with greatest intensity at
- radio wavelengths.
- X-ray wavelengths.
- ultraviolet wavelengths.
- visible wavelengths.
- infrared wavelengths.
✓ infrared wavelengths.
What determines the type (wavelength) and amount of radiation that an object emits?
- specific heat
- density
- latent heat
- temperature
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