Describe the relationship between the temperature of a radiating body and the wavelengths it emits

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Hotter objects radiate more energy in the form of short-wavelength radiation than do cooler objects.

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What is the best description of the pattern of precipitation shown by this graph?

a. Precipitation is greatest in the winter and spring. b. Precipitation is greatest in the spring and summer. c. Precipitation is greatest in the summer and fall. d. Precipitation is greatest in the fall and winter.

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The specific heat capacity of aluminum is more than twice that of copper. Place equal masses of aluminum and copper in a flame and the quickest to heat up is the

A. aluminum. B. copper. C. both the same D. indeterminate

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How many chloride ions (Cl-1 ) are needed to balance the positive charge of a barium ion (Ba+2)?

A) 2 B) 1 C) -2 D) -1 E) 3

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What are three reasons why retirement communities such as Sun City, Arizona, are located in the Sun Belt states?

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