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Topic 8.2 Formative

The document is a formative assessment on thermal energy transfer and related topics. It contains 17 multiple choice or short answer questions that assess understanding of key concepts like the three mechanisms of thermal energy transfer, the greenhouse effect, blackbody radiation, and factors that determine albedo. It also includes questions about calculating rates of energy transfer from the sun to Mercury, and radiation rates for objects at different temperatures.

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Topic 8.2 Formative

The document is a formative assessment on thermal energy transfer and related topics. It contains 17 multiple choice or short answer questions that assess understanding of key concepts like the three mechanisms of thermal energy transfer, the greenhouse effect, blackbody radiation, and factors that determine albedo. It also includes questions about calculating rates of energy transfer from the sun to Mercury, and radiation rates for objects at different temperatures.

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Topic 8.

2 Thermal energy transfer


Formative Assessment
NAME: _________________________________ TEAM:__
THIS IS A PRACTICE ASSESSMENT. Show formulas, substitutions, answers (in spaces
provided) and units!
1. Describe the three mechanisms of thermal energy transfer.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
2. The sun radiates energy at a rate of 3.901026 W. What is the rate at which
energy from the sun reaches Mercury if its orbital radius is 57,900,000 km?
2. _________________

3. Define albedo and the factors that determine it. What is Earths overall albedo?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
4. Describe the greenhouse effect.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

The following questions are about the greenhouse


gases.
5. Explain the molecular mechanisms by which
greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
6. Rank (from highest to lowest in importance) the main five greenhouse gases
which absorb thermal (IR) radiation.
____________________________________________________________________________

The following questions are about black-body


radiation and the Wien displacement law.
7. Sketch and label two black-body curves on the
graph: One for violet light and one for green
light.
7. ____In
graph____.

Topic 1.1 Measurements in physics


Formative Assessment
NAME: _________________________________ TEAM:__
8. What is the wavelength of the maximum intensity radiation emitted by a blackbody that is at a temperature of 3750 K?
8. _________________

A sphere of radius 2.50 m is heated up to a temperature of 3750. K.


9. Find the rate at which it should be emitting black-body radiation.
_________________

9.

10.If the emissivity of the sphere is 0.750, what is the actual power being radiated
by it?
10.
________________

An object is absorbing heat at a rate of 1500. W and radiating it at a rate of 1200.


W.
11.What is its emissivity?
11.
________________

The following questions refer to


this energy model . The units
are W m-2.
12.Does this model
show a
stable,
or
an
unstable
temperature. What evidence
is there to justify your choice?
12. ________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
13.What is the intensity of the scattered radiation?
________________
14.What is the intensity of the radiation scattered by the atmosphere?
________________

13.

14.

15.What is the intensity of the radiation into space having the greenhouse gases as
the source?

Topic 1.1 Measurements in physics


Formative Assessment
NAME: _________________________________ TEAM:__
15.
________________
16.What is the intensity of the radiation absorbed by the greenhouse gases by the
ground?
16.
________________

An empty aquarium has 5.00 kg of water added each


second, and 2.50% of the total water removed each
second.
17.Determine by hand what the mass will be when
the aquarium reaches equilibrium.
17.
________________

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