Light and Quantized Energy Quiz

What is light made of?

• electromagnetic radiation

• wavelength

• Planck’s constant

• frequency

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What is the shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave called?

• radiation

• wavelength

• Planck’s constant

• frequency

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What is the number of waves that pass a given point per second called?

• radiation

• wavelength

• Planck’s constant

• frequency

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What is the wave’s height from the origin to a crest called?

• radiation

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

What is the product of wavelength and frequency called?

• radiation

• wavelength

• Planck’s constant

• speed of light

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What is the term for the minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom?

• radiation

• wavelength

• quantum

• frequency

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What is the term for a massless particle that carries a quantum of energy?

• radiation

• wavelength

• quantum

• photon

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What is the set of frequencies of electromagnetic waves emitted by atoms of an element called?

• radiation

• wavelength

• atomic emission spectrum

• frequency

Which term refers to a form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space?

• radiation

• wavelength

• electromagnetic radiation

• frequency

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What happens to the frequency of an electromagnetic wave when the wavelength decreases?

• It stops.

• It stays the same.

• It increases.

• It decreases.

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