What is dispersion?


When white light passes through a glass prism, it is refracted and split up into different colors. This "selective" refraction is called dispersion.

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A mosquito flying at 2 m/s encounters a 2-m/s breeze blowing in the opposite direction, giving it a resulting speed over the ground of

A. 6 m/s. B. 3 m/s. C. 4 m/s. D. 0 m/s.

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Which of the following stream properties tends to decrease downstream?

A) stream power per area of stream bed B) sediment load C) channel width D) slope of channel bed

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The assessing the benefit of providing improved sanitation and safe water to the public involves

A. Placing a value on the time needed to travel to obtain water. B. placing a value on health care cost to treat diarrheal diseases. C. placing a value on the number of workdays lost due to illness. D. All of the options listed are involved.

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The science that studies Earth's past climates is

A) dendrochronology. B) paleoclimatology. C) climate change science. D) meteorology.

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