Chapter Fourteen: Questions

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: QUESTIONS

1. What wavelength represents the white coloration we see from the sun?

a. 440 nanometers b. 840 nanometers c. 220 to 335 nanometers d. 750 to 400 nanometers

2. Which light on the visible spectrum carries the shortest wavelength?

a. Blue b. Violet c. Red d. Orange

3. What color is absorbed the most by a natural object that is red in color?

a. Red b. Yellow c. Green d. Blue

4. What emission from the sun is most responsible for the heat energy we receive?

a. Infrared rays b. Gamma rays c. Microwaves d. Ultraviolet rays

5. You are a meteorologist on the moon reporting on the sunset on this celestial object. What will you say to describe its color at sunset? It will be… a. Red b. Yellow c. Blue d. White

6. You have just reported that the moon is full. When you next report the moon phase, which phase will you call it?

a. Waxing gibbous b. Waning gibbous c. First quarter d. Waning crescent

7. At what point in a calendar year might you see a blood moon?

a. Only during the autumn b. Only during a full moon sitting low in the sky c. Only during a full lunar eclipse d. During any type of lunar eclipse

8. If you were being literal by saying something happens once in a blue moon, about how often would you expect that occurrence to be?

a. Every 6 months b. Every 2 ½ years c. Every 8.3 years d. Every 24 years

9. Under what conditions will you least likely see a green flash at sunset?

a. After a rainstorm b. On a very tall building c. Over water d. From an airplane

10. You are looking at a rainbow. As you look at the different colors you follow them from red violet. What color will you see after yellow toward the violet end of the spectrum?

a. Blue b. Indigo c. Orange d. Green