Question

How are energy and wavelength related? A The Sun's energy leaves as radiation of a single wavelength but can change wavelengths along the way, with the shortest wavelengths being particles that gained the most energy on the path to Earth. B The Sun's energy leaves as radiation of a single wavelength but can change wavelengths along the way, with the shortest wavelengths being particles that lost the most energy on the path to Earth. C The Sun's energy arrives as radiation with a wide range of wavelengths and the more energetic the wave the shorter the wavelength. D The Sun's energy arrives as radiation with a wide range of wavelengths and the more energetic the wave the longer the wavelength.

Answer 1

C. The sun's energy arrives as radiation with a wide range of wavelengths and shorter wavelengths have more energy.

Even visible sunlight, a small segment of the sun's electromagnetic radiation, contains multiple wavelengths. We see this every time we see a rainbow. Also, the shortest visible light is violet. Shorter still is ultraviolet radiation that has enough energy to give us sunburns. Even shorter waves, x-rays, are so powerful they pass right through solid objects.