Because Various Atmospheric Gases Have Different Absorption and Emission Characteristics

question 32

Multiple Choice

Because various atmospheric gases have different absorption and emission characteristics, Earth's atmosphere is transparent to only two wavelength ranges. The two ranges of wavelengths that can pass between Earth's surface and space through an atmospheric window are __________ and __________ wavelengths.

• A)radio; visible
• B)ultraviolet; infrared
• C)visible; infrared
• D)radio; ultraviolet

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