Sunlight consists of:
Correct answer: C. All of these
- A. Infrared rays
- B. UV rays
- C. All of these
- D. Gamma rays
Explanation
The Sun emits radiation right across the electromagnetic spectrum, from extremely high-energy X-rays to ultra-long-wavelength radio waves, and everything in-between. The peak of this emission occurs in the visible portion of the spectrum.Different wavelengths of light generally come from different regions of the Sun's atmosphere or are due to particular atoms radiating at specific wavelengths (spectral emission lines). Visible light, for example, comes from the photosphere (or surface) whereas most infrared light comes from the lower chromosphere just above. Much of the high-energy UV and X-ray photons come from the Sun's outer atmosphere.
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