Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
Labs from Chicago, Fall 1993 :
Light as a form of Energy Quiz.
Dr. Rich Kron, Dr. Heidi Newberg, and Luisa Rebull
Labs written for the CARA Space Explorers, Fall 1993
This is meant to be handed out to the students.
1. (3 pts) There are three ways that heat energy can be
transported: conduction, convection, and radiation.
Which of these applies to each of the following
circumstances?
- (a) thermal energy from the Sun being deposited at the surface of
the Earth
- (b) warm air rising from a first-floor heater to a room on the
second floor
- (c) a metal handle on a saucepan feels hot!
2. (2 pts) The planet Jupiter is about 5 times as far from
the Sun as is the Earth. Is the sunlight on the surface
of Jupiter brighter or dimmer than the sunlight on the
surface of the earth?
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