Light and Optics TEST

All electromagnetic waves have the same:

• frequency

• wavelength

• energy

• speed

The color of a light wave depends on its:

• polarization.

• frequency

• speed

• intensity

Light contains properties of both:

• photons and air

• waves and particles

• air and atoms

• force and gravity

Light waves are:

• longitudinal waves

• transverse waves

• surface waves

• moving molecules

A photon is a:

• subatomic particle.

• negative particle.

• bundle of light energy.

• light wave

Which of the following has the lowest frequency?

• visible light

• ultraviolet light

• gamma waves

• radio rays

Gamma rays have a (a)   frequency than microwaves.

• lower

• higher

Visible radiation has a (a)   wavelength than infrared radiation.

• shorter

• longer

The ozone layer in the atmosphere protects living organisms on the earth from _____ radiation.

• infrared

• ultraviolet

• visible

• radiowaves

A prism is a piece of glass that forms a spectrum by ____ of light waves.

• refraction

• reflection

• interference

• diffraction