ENV-201 exam 2 questions & answers 2023/2024
ENV-201 exam 2 questions & answers 2023/2024 energy - ANSWER-capacity for doing work, occuring in many forms, including radiation and heat law of conservation of energy - ANSWER-the form of energy can be changed but it cannot be created or destroyed entropy - ANSWER-capacity for chaos (measure of disorder) second law of thermodynamics - ANSWER-energy flows from regions of higher concentration to regions of lower concentration electromagnetic spectrum - ANSWER-devised to differentiate the varying properties of these waves according to wavelengths wavelength (λ) - ANSWER-distance between either a wave ridge (top) or trough (bottom) to the next succeeding ridge or trough, respectively. frequency (f) - ANSWER-the number of wavelengths passing a point in a unit of time visible radiation - ANSWER-only segment of the spectrum perceptible to the human eye infrared (IR) radiation - ANSWER-with decreasing energy and longer waelengths, commonly connected to heating of the atmosphere blackbody - ANSWER-a perfect absorber and a perfect emitter of radiation that emits the maximum amount of radiation and absorbs all the radiation reaching it
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