Energy Transfer - Unit 8 Test Study Game

Which part of the Sun's electromagnetic spectrum has the shortest wavelength?

• microwaves

• infrared

• ultraviolet

• gamma rays

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Earth absorbs the visible light from the sun and emits it mostly as...

• infrared

• visible

• ultraviolet

• x rays

Which part of the Sun's electromagnetic spectrum has the shortest wavelength?

• infrared

• visible light

• x-rays

• gamma rays

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An observer in Windsor measured the angle of insolation at solar noon each day. During which month did this observer see the noontime angle of insolation decrease each day?

• March

• May

• July

• December

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Which graph best represents the relationship between the angle of insolation and the intensity of insolation?

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Which type of land surface will most likely absorb the least amount of incoming solar radiation?

• rough, dark-colored surface

• rough, light-colored surface

• smooth, dark-colored surface

• smooth, light-colored surface

The Earth surface that best emits long-wave solar radiation has which characteristics?

• black and rough

• black and smooth

• white and rough

• white and smooth

Which type of radiation from Earth is the long-wave radiation absorbed by greenhouse gases?

• ultraviolet

• visible light

• infrared

• radio waves

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During which phase change will the least amount of energy be absorbed by 1 gram of water?

• melting

• freezing

• evaporation

• condensation

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During which phase change does water release the least heat energy?

• freezing

• melting

• vaporization

• condensation

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