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HW#8: pg. 77  Rev 4 – 6; CST 4 – 6

Rev 4 – 6

4.    Why is light referred to as an electromagnetic wave?

5.    What effect does a positive charge have on a nearby negatively charged particle? What effect does a positive charge have on a nearby positively charged particle?

6.    What's so special about c?

CST 4 – 6

4.    According to Figure 3.8 ("Electromagnetic Spectrum"), the wavelength of green light is about the size of (a) an atom; (b) a bacterium; (c) a fingernail; (d) a skyscraper.

5.    An X-ray telescope located in Antarctica would not work well because of (a) the extreme cold; (b) the ozone hole; (c) continuous daylight; (d) Earth's atmosphere.

6.    In Figure 3.10 ("Multiple Blackbody Curves"), an object at 1000 K emits mostly (a) infrared light; (b) red light; (c) green light; (d) blue light.