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8.2 IB Physics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Greenhouse gases 
a)
reflect infrared radiation but absorb ultraviolet radiation. 
b)
reflect ultraviolet radiation but absorb infrared radiation. 
c)
transmit infrared radiation but absorb ultraviolet radiation. 
d)
transmit ultraviolet radiation but absorb infrared radiation. 
2.
The rate of global warming might be reduced by 
a)
replacing the use of coal and oil with natural gas. 
b)
a reduction in the Earth’s albedo. 
c)
a reduction in carbon fixation. 
d)
an increase in deforestation. 
3.

What has the highest albedo?

a)

the oceans

b)

Ice in the Arctic or Antarctic

c)

the ground

d)

roads

4.
Albedo can best be described as...
a)
the temperature at the equator
b)
the amount of solar radiation absorbed
c)
the amount of solar radiation reflected
d)
the air pressure during El Nino
5.

How does heat energy from the sun reach Earth?

a)

conduction

b)

insulation

c)

radiation

6.

Which would you expect to have the lowest albedo?

a)

dark soil

b)

white sand

c)

ice and snow

d)

deep sea water

7.

Which object below would have an albedo score of 1.

a)

A green forest

b)

A deep blue ocean

c)

Fresh clean snow

d)

A pitch black rooftop

8.

Which object below would have an albedo score of 0.

a)

A green forest

b)

A deep blue ocean

c)

Fresh clean snow

d)

A pitch black rooftop

9.

What is the greenhouse effect?

a)

The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

b)

The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

c)

The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

10.

Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Agriculture

c)

Burning fossil fuels

d)

Respiration

11.

The graph shows how the intensity of different wavelengths of radiation from a hot object varies with temperature. What can NOT be concluded from the graph about how the distribution of the intensity of radiation from an object changes as the temperature of the object increases?

a)

the intensity of every wavelength increases

b)

the shorter the wavelength the more rapid the increase in intensity

c)

the peak intensity occurs at shorter wavelength

d)

the intensity of every wavelength decreases

12.

The graph below shows an object’s emission spectra for three different temperatures. Which of the following represents the CORRECT order of temperatures?

a)

T1>T2>T3

b)

T3>T2>T1

c)

T2>T1>T3

d)

T2>T3>T1

13.

Which of the statements below is true for the emission spectra?

a)

The emission is only in the visible region

b)

The peak intensity increases with temperature

c)

The peak intensity decreases with temperature

d)

The peak frequency decreases with temperature

14.

Electron volt (eV) is the unit of __________.

a)

Energy

b)

Radiation

c)

frequency

d)

voltage

15.

The emissivity value of perfectly black body is

a)

1

b)

0

c)

< 1

d)

> 1

16.

Suppose the surface temperature of the sun is doubled. The rate of radiation energy received on the earth will be increased by a factor of

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

16

17.

Two spheres are made from the same material and the ratio of their radius is 2:1. If these spheres are at same temperature, what is the ratio of heat radiation energy emitted per second will be?

a)

1: 4

b)

4: 1

c)

3: 4

d)

4:3

18.

Answer the question: Copy paste - Replace letters by value (2SF) Ax10^B Joules

(a)  

19.

Answer the question in Kelvin - 2 SF only -

Do not type the Unit

(a)  

20.

Give your answer 2 SF

(a)