Objects with higher temperatures:
A) emit most of their energy in the form of longwave energy.
B) radiate less total energy than cooler objects radiate.
C) emit more shortwave radiation than cooler objects do.
D) emit only shortwave radiation.

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Objects with higher temperatures emit more shortwave radiation than cooler objects do, as per Wien's displacement law, which states that the peak wavelength of radiation emitted by an object decreases as the temperature increases, shifting towards shorter wavelengths (or higher frequencies) for hotter objects.

Objects with Higher Temperatures