Waves, Light, Color Question Preview (ID: 21934)


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Yellow light has a longer wavelength than red light
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Visible light waves have a higher frequency compared to microwaves
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Which of the following was fundamentally different from the others?
a) light waves
b) x-rays
c) radio waves
d) sound waves

UV (ultra-violet) waves have a shorter wavelength than x-rays
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Visible waves have a higher frequency than...
a) UV waves
b) Microwaves
c) Gamma Waves
d) X-rays

Light has a dual nature. It can act as a wave or it can act as
a) heat
b) energy
c) a particle
d) a molecule

Materials that absorb light are ...
a) Opaque
b) transparent
c) translucent
d)

Radio waves have the smallest wavelength of all the other waves
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Gamma waves have the highest frequency of all the other waves
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Glass is ______ to visible light
a) Opaque
b) Transparent
c) Translucent
d)

Clouds appear dark because most of the visible light is...
a) Scattered
b) Reflected
c) Refracted
d) Absorbed

Different colors of light correspond to different light...
a) Intencities
b) velocities
c) Frequencies
d) Wavelengths

Light shines on clear glass and green glass. Which glass is warmer?
a) Green glass
b) Clear glass
c) They are both the same temperature
d)

Red light shines on a red rose. Which is warmer?
a) Leaves
b) Petals
c) They both have the same temperature
d)

What colors of light does a transparent red object transmit?
a) All but red
b) Green
c) Red
d) Cyan

EM (electromagnetic) waves ...
a) Need a medium to travel
b) Can travel through a vacuum
c)
d)

EM (electromagnetic) waves are...
a) Longitudinal waves
b) Transverse waves
c) Both types of waves
d) Neither types of waves

A material that selectively absorbs colored light is called...
a) Opaque
b) Transparent
c) An absorber
d) A pigment

Black is all the colors mixed together
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The sky appears blue because nitrogen and oxygen scatter longer wavelengths of visible light
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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