Physics final

What doesn't light need to travel through that other waves do?

• Vacuum
• Medium
• Solid
• Liquid

What kind of electromagnetic wave has the highest frequency?

• Gamma rays
• Infrared rays
• X-rays
• Ultraviolet rays

What happens to energy as frequency goes up in electromagnetic waves?

• Energy decreases
• Energy becomes negative
• Energy increases
• Energy remains constant

What would you call a material that some light can pass through?

• reflective
• transparent
• opaque
• translucent

What do you call the image you see in a smooth surface that light bounces off of?

• Reflection
• Transmission
• Absorption
• Refraction

What do we call people with hyperopia?

• distantvisioned
• farsighted
• nearsighted
• clearsighted

What is the equation for index of refraction?

• n = v - c
• n = c * v
• n = c / v
• n = v / c

What do you call a convex lens?

• Converging lens
• Curved lens
• Flat lens
• Diverging lens

What is the term for when light changes speed due to moving from one medium to another?

• Refraction
• Absorption
• Diffraction
• Reflection

What kind of electromagnetic radiation causes skin cancer?

• UV rays

• Gamma rays
• Infrared rays
• X-ray radiation