EnvSci Quiz 1.2 (Retake Prep)

What is in visible light?

• colors of the rainbow

• ultraviolet radiation

• infrared radiation

• radiowaves

How does visible light interact with the Earth's surface?

• some is absorbed, some is reflected

• all of it is reflected

• all of it is absorbed

• some of it is transmitted, some of it is reflected

• all of it is transmitted

When we see a GREEN leaf, it looks GREEN to us because GREEN light is...

• absorbed into the leaf

• transmitted through the leaf

• reflected off the leaf

• refracted through the leaf

When all VISIBLE LIGHT is ABSORBED into an object, the object will appear to be the color ... ?

When all VISIBLE LIGHT is REFLECTED off an object, the object will appear to be the color ... ?

Molecules move faster when...

• molecules gain more mass
• temperature increases
• molecules collide with each other
• molecules are in a solid state

When a molecule absorbs light it will first...

• emit light
• gain energy

• remain unchanged
• lose energy

"Emit" means... ?

• Release or give off
• Absorb or take in
• Consume or use up
• Hide or conceal

Which energy type is changing if a molecule moves faster?

• thermal energy
• chemical energy
• potential energy
• kinetic energy

Why does the earth's surface cool off at night?

• Absorption of heat from the sun
• Convection of heat into space
• Radiation of heat into space
• Reflection of heat into space