Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

a. Plank’s law states that the hotter a body, the more energy it will radiate and the longer the wavelength of that radiation. b. Specific heat is the energy needed to raise the temperature during inversion of normal lapse rate. c. The surplus heat energy from the tropics saves the high latitudes from getting permanently frozen.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and b

  5. b and c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as both a and b statements are incorrect. Plank’s law states that hotter a body, the more energy it will radiate and shorter the wavelength of that radiation. Specific heat is the energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of substance by one Celsius.

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