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PHY1020-Chapter 9 Test

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Heat radiation is also called:
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If you sleep under a tree, you won't get wet from morning dew. That's because the tree:
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Which of the following has the highest frequency? ~Gamma rays ~UV ~IR ~Microwaves
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The advertising slogan "whiter than white" means that the material:
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Bats navigate in caves by using
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If you double the absolute temperature, the total radiation:
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A black light is designed to emit:
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The clouds in thunderstorms rise until they reach:
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Cancer is most likely to be caused by:
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If you double the absolute temperature of an object, the wavelength of emitted light:
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Most of the energy of an ordinary tungsten-filament lightbulb is emitted in the color:
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The name NMR has been changed to:
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Which of the statements about the ozone layer is not true?
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As an object gets hotter and hotter, the color of its glow will change from:
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A tungsten lightbulb has 100 watts printed on it. About how much power is emitted as visible light?
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A few years ago, a certain kind of spray can was banned. These were the cans that used:
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Pit vipers and mosquitos can sense:
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The microwaves in a microwave oven mostly heat:
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A positron is:
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Which of the following is the best for seeing calcium in bones?
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16 watts
B.
x-ray
C.
Red.
D.
IR
E.
Ultraviolet radiation
F.
The ozone layer
G.
GEts shorter by a factor of 16
H.
An antielectron
I.
Red, to yellow, to white, to blue
J.
Water
K.
Ozone is the most important greenhouse gas
L.
Gamma rays
M.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
N.
UV
O.
MRI
P.
Ultrasound.
Q.
Emits visible light
R.
Increases by 16
S.
IR radiation
T.
Emits infrared radiation
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In total darkness, you can see people if you have a camera that is sensitive to
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The original name for the microwave oven was:
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"Cool roofs"
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Which kind of light has the longest wavelength? ~Red light ~Blue light ~Infrared light ~Ultraviolet light
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To make clothes appear extra clean, manufacturers apply:
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Which of the following is a typical energy for an x-ray?
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Dew forms when the ground cools:
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Which of the following has the lowest frequency? ~TV ~AM radio ~Visible light ~Gamma rays
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UV, IR, and visible
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Help snakes locate prey

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