Concept Quiz 3

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This quiz covers key concepts 5 and 6 from Chapter 2. Answer the questions by darkening in the circle next to the correct answer. When completed with the quiz, click on "submit answers for grading" at the bottom of the page.

This activity contains 12 questions.

Earth emits radiation __________.

all the timeonly over the oceansonly over continentsonly during the daylight hours

__________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual atoms or molecules in a substance.

TemperatureHeatConductionLapse rate

The longest wavelength of visible light is the color __________.

greenbluevioletred

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of energy transfer?

ablationradiationconductionconvection

Match the term with the phrase correctly describing it.

A matching question presents 4 answer choices and 4 items. The answer choices are lettered A through D. The items are numbered 5.1 through 5.4. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.

	ability to do work
	transfer of heat by mass movement or circulation within a substance
	transfer mechanism by which solar energy reaches Earth
	transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity

5.1 Conduction
5.2 Convection
5.3 Radiation
5.4 Energy

	All objects emit radiant energy.
	All objects emit radiant energy.
	True False

Although the Sun emits many forms of radiation, most of the energy is concentrated in the _________________ parts of the spectrum.

infrared and ultravioletnone of the abovevisible and ultrvioletinfrared and visible

	Shorter wavelengths of radiation are always associated with greater energy.

	True False

The basic laws of radiation include all of the following EXCEPT:

colder objects radiate more energy than hotter objectsthe hotter the radiating body, the shorter the wavelength of maximum radiationobjects that are good absorbers of radiaton are also good emittersall objects emit radiant energy

	Convection is the transfer of energy by mass movement or circulation within a substance.

	True False

	Objects that are good absorbers of radiation are poor emitters.

	True False

Identify the indicated type of electromagnetic radiation by selecting the correct response.

The letters A through F appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 6 items numbered 12.1 through 12.6. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through F. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.

12.1 X Rays
12.2 Gamma Rays
12.3 Ultraviolet Rays
12.4 Infrared Rays
12.5 Long Radio Waves
12.6 Microwaves

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Concept Quiz 3

Earth emits radiation __________.

__________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual atoms or molecules in a substance.

The longest wavelength of visible light is the color __________.

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of energy transfer?

Match the term with the phrase correctly describing it.

All objects emit radiant energy.

Although the Sun emits many forms of radiation, most of the energy is concentrated in the _________________ parts of the spectrum.

Shorter wavelengths of radiation are always associated with greater energy.

The basic laws of radiation include all of the following EXCEPT:

Convection is the transfer of energy by mass movement or circulation within a substance.

Objects that are good absorbers of radiation are poor emitters.

Identify the indicated type of electromagnetic radiation by selecting the correct response.