The Full Spectrum of Light Quiz

What is light?

• Heat energy produced by the sun

• Particles that make up matter

• Electromagnetic radiation that acts like both a wave and a particle

• Sound waves that carry music

What determines the energy of a wave of light?

• Its brightness

• Its speed

• Its wavelength and frequency

• Its color

What are the receptors in our eyes that measure brightness and color?

• Cornea and lens

• Blood vessels and capillaries

• Nerves and muscles

• Rods and cones

What determines the color of light we see?

• The speed of the wave

• The size of the wave

• The brightness of the wave

• The energy of the wave

What happens when light with an energy our retina can't measure shines on us?

• It stimulates the rods and cones

• It becomes visible to us

• It gets absorbed by the eye's surface

• We see it as a different color

What kind of light has long wavelengths?

• Ultraviolet light

• Radio waves

• Visible light

• X-rays

What kind of light has short wavelengths?

• Microwaves

• Infrared light

• X-rays

• Radio waves

What do telescopes help us see beyond?

• Sound waves

• Visible light

• The full spectrum of light

• Particles in the air

What can we study by understanding the physics of different types of light?

• The weather patterns

• The behavior of animals

• The human body

• The natural world

What can we perceive by knowing a little bit about the natural world?

• The taste of different foods

• The full spectrum of light around us

• The structure of atoms

• The history of ancient civilizations