Physics_Review for exams

Which of the following is not a primary color?

• blue

• green

• red

• white

In a _____ material most of the light travels through it

• Opaque

• Translucent

• Transparent

In a ______ mirror the reflecting side is on the inside of the spherical surface.

• Concave

• Convex

• Plane

Who first demonstrated that light exhibits the property of interference?

• Newton

• Snell

• Young

• Brewster

The sideward emission of light illuminated molecules or particles is called _________

• Dispersion

• Polarization

• Interference

• Scattering

When M=-1/2(lateral magnification) this means:

• The image is enlarged, inverted and real

• The image is reduced, upright and real

• The image is reduced, inverted and real

• The image is reduced, inverted and virtual

The mirror equations can not be applied in plane mirrors

• False

• True

The ratio of image’s height to the object’s height is called the:

• angular aperture

• focal length

• lateral magnification

• spherical aberration

The secondary bow is seen below the primary bow, and its colors are reversed

• False

• True

The light absorbed by an object’s surface determines the object’s color.

• False

• True