The sun emits its greatest intensity of radiation in:
a. the visible portion of the spectrum.
b. the infrared portion of the spectrum.
c. the ultraviolet portion of the spectrum.
d. the x-ray portion of the spectrum.
Question 2If you want to keep an object cool while exposed to direct sunlight, you should:a.
put it inside a brown paper bag.
b. wrap it in black paper.
c. wrap it in aluminum foil with the shiny side facing inward.
d. wrap it in aluminum foil with the shiny side facing outward.
Question 3Evaporation is a __________ process.
a. cooling
b. heating
c. cant tell it depends on the temperature
d. both a and c
Question 4Often before sunrise on a clear, calm, cold morning, ice (frost) can be seen on the tops of parked
cars, even when the air temperature is above freezing. This condition happens because the tops of
the cars are cooling by:
a. conduction.
b. convection.
c. latent heat.
d. radiation.
Question 5Which of the following determine(s) the kind (wavelength) and amount of radiation that an object
emits?
a. temperature
b. thermal conductivity
c. density
d. latent heat