Exam 1

Question 1

electromagnetic radiation

Answer 1

the radiant energy released by certain electromagnetic processes (different forms of light and waves)

Question 2

Who linked electricity with magnetism?

Answer 2

Hans Oersted

Question 3

James Clerk Maxwell

Answer 3

speculated that electricity and magnetism often work together

Question 4

Kinds of waves

Answer 4

Radio
microwave
infrared
visible
ultraviolet
x-ray
gamma

Question 5

what is the only electromagnetic wave that the human eye can see

Answer 5

visible light

Question 6

formula for light calculations

Answer 6

(c=fλ)

Question 7

Gauss’ law

Answer 7

relates the distribution of the electric charge throughout the electric field

Question 8

Gauss’ law of magnetism

Answer 8

there are no monopolies: where there is a south pole there is a north pole

Question 9

Faraday’s law

Answer 9

says that any change to the magnetic environment can cause voltage to be induced onto a coil

Question 10

Ampere’s law

Answer 10

describes that the magnetic field created by the electrical current is proportional to the size of the electric current

Question 11

Solar Flares

Answer 11

occur when magnetic energy builds up in the solar atmosphere and is suddenly released

Question 12

solar radiation

Answer 12

the energy that radiates from the sun in the form of electromagnetic waves

Question 13

what kind of barrier does our atmosphere provide

Answer 13

ultraviolet light barrier

Question 14

what kind of barrier does the magnetosphere provide

Answer 14

magnetic barrier

Question 15

Example of electrically charged particles are ejected from the sun causing gas atoms in the sky to glow that are attracted to the North Pole

Answer 15

Aurora Borealis

Question 16

why are different colors produced in the aurora borealis

Answer 16

Photons are released in the collision between the sun’s wind and our atmosphere

Question 17

How lightening works

Answer 17

an electrical current created by particles of ice that bump each other to make an electrical charge.

Question 18

what kind of cloud forms lightening

Answer 18

cumulonimbus

Question 19

When was the first nuclear weapon detonated?

Answer 19

July 16, 1950

Question 20

What was the name of the first nuclear weapon detonated

Answer 20

not on the slides

Question 21

Types of Nuclear reactions

Answer 21

Fission 
fusion
chain reactions
fissile/fissionable
critical mass

Question 22

What happens when a nuclear weapon detonates

Answer 22

bright flash
fireball
heat blast
shock wave
gamma rays
radioactivity

Question 23

nations with nuclear weapons

Answer 23

US, Russia, Britain, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan, North Korea

Question 24

Nations hosting nuclear weapons

Answer 24

Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey

Question 25

Outcomes of Nuclear war

Answer 25

Nuclear winter
fallout condition
blast radius
radiation

Question 26

computer viruses used to try and prevent nuclear efforts

Answer 26

Stuxnet
flame
regin

Question 27

stuxnet

Answer 27

computer worm believed to be an American-Israeli cyber weapon used to sabotage Iran’s nuclear program. developed during Obama’s administration and made to create a long series of unfortunate accidents.

Question 28

Flame

Answer 28

Form of malware (computer virus) that swept through Middle Eastern countries. was discovered in 2010 by accident. wipes hard drives and makes the system unbootable. Don’t know what country it’s from. Bigger than Stuxnet

Question 29

Regin

Answer 29

disguises itself as legit Microsoft software and steals data by taking screenshots, copying passwords, and using the cursor. camouflaged and can be used on a device for years without detection.