QUIZ

Round Three! "CLANG" There is the bell!

Remember, if you get the answer wrong, the computer will insult you. But hidden in the insult is a clue to the correct answer! The question of the hour is "Can you find the hidden clue?????"

1. Which of the colors (visible light) has the longest wavelength?

2. What general wavelength does the sun radiate?

3. What kind of radiation is associated with skin cancer?

4. What does μm stand for?

5. What is the term that is the fraction or percentage of incoming light that is reflected by an object or surface.?

6. What is the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation to which Earth's atmosphere is largely or partially transparent called?

7. What kinds of waves in the electromagnetic spectrum have the most energy?

8.What will an object become which radiates more heat than it absorbs?

9.What is the meaning of "λ"?

10. The area in which a body emits radiaion is a function of what variable?

Answers to the Last Game

2. What kind of heat is involved when water changes its phase?
Answer: latent

3. A person who has climbed to the top of a ladder and is preparing to dive into the pool has used what kind of energy to climb to the top?
Answer: kinetic

4. In the SI system of measurement, what is the unit used in measuring heat?
Answer: joule

5. Although not an SI approved measure, what is the common measurement for pressure in the US on weather maps?
Answer: millibar

6. How many inches of mercury are there at average sea level pressure?
Answer: 29.92

7. What kinds of waves in the electromagnetic spectrum have the most energy?
Answer: short waves

8.What term is used for the shortest and longest days of the year?
Answer: solstice

9.What kind of heat transfer occurs when there is physical contact between substances?
Answer: conductive

10. What is the SI term to be used instead of millibars?
Answer: hectopascals