Characteristics of Light

Which part of the wave corresponds to the color of the light?

• Frequency and wavelength

• Amplitude and wave length

• Amplitude

• Energy

Which of the following is true about the intensity of light in the electromagnetic spectrum?

• The higher the frequency, the higher the wavelength.

• The higher the frequency, the lower the wavelength.

• Its frequencies and wavelengths are all the same.

• Its frequencies and wavelengths are not related to the intensity of each light.

   

________ is the only form of light that is visible to the human eye.

• Ultraviolet waves        

• Gamma rays 

• Visible light

• Microwaves

Which part of the wave correspond to the intensity and brightness of a light?

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• Wave speed

James Clark Maxwell is one of the physicists who discovered that light behaves like a/an _____________.

• Electromagnetic radiation

• Particle

• Wave 

• All of the above

How does light travel in a different medium?

• In a zigzag pattern.

• In a straight line.

• In a circular pattern.

• It does not travel at all.

Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that behaves like a _________.

• Particle

• Wave

• Both a particle and a wave

• Neither a particle nor a wave

Light particle was described by Einstein as __________.

• Molecules

• Graviton

• Photon

• None of the above

What color does a material have if it absorbs red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, and violet colors of light?

• Blue

• White

• Black

• Green

It is a characteristic of light that can be measured in a rate at which energy is delivered to a surface.

• Brightness

• Color

• Hue

• Intensity