| Your Results | Global Average | |
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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 2.99 |
| Score | 0% | 60% |
Which of the following is the correct order for types of radiation from lowest to highest frequency?
infrared waves → microwaves → ultraviolet light |
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radio waves → visible light → gamma rays |
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visible light → ultraviolet light → radio waves |
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microwaves → radio waves → visible light |
The electromagnetic spectrum covers all possible wavelengths and frequencies of radiation. From lowest frequency (longest wavelength) to highest frequency (shortest wavelength) radiation: radio waves → microwaves → infrared waves → visible light → ultraviolet light → X-rays → gamma rays.
-40°F is how many °C?
\(-{40 \over 9}\) |
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-40 |
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\({40 \over 9}\) |
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-8 |
The formula to convert from F° to C° is:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)
plugging in our values gives:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (-40 - 32)\)
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (-72) = {{-72 \times 5} \over 9}\)
\(C° = {-360 \over 9}\)
\(C° = -40\)
Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
all of these |
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dense |
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makes up most of Earth's volume |
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hot |
Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.
Absolute zero is which of the following?
0°C |
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the freezing point of hydrogen |
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the coldest temperature possible in the universe |
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the freezing point of oxygen |
In contrast to the Celsius scale (measured in degrees centigrade) that fixes 0° at the freezing point of water and the Fahrenheit scale that uses 32°, the Kelvin scale fixes 0 at absolute zero (-273°C) which is the lowest temperature possible in the universe.
Which is the proper order of Earth's atmospheric layers from the surface up to space?
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
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stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
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mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere |
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thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere |
The troposphere is the closest layer to Earth, followed by the stratosphere, mesosphere, and finally the thermosphere which borders space.