Physics Quiz on Waves and Radiation

Polarization is the restriction of a transverse wave so that........?

• the wave can only vibrate in one plane

• the wave can only vibrate in two planes

• the wave can vibrate in all planes

• the wave cannot vibrate at all

• None of them

Properties of waves are I. polarization II. diffraction III. refraction Which of these properties apply to sound waves?

• II and III

• I and II

• I

• All of them

• I and III

What is dispersion?

• The separating of light into its component colours

• The combination of two rays of light

• The reflection of light off a smooth surface

• The separating of light into perpendicular beams

• The manifestation of coherent sources

The production of light with a specific pattern of oscillation.

• polarization

• diffraction

• reflection

• refraction

• dispersion

A polarizer is used to:

• produce polarized light

• produce unpolarized light

• reduce intensity of light

• increase intensity of light

• None of them

What is the location where light rays converge (come together) through a convex lens called?

• Focal Point

• Nodal Point

• Focal Length

• Aperture

• None of them

An image formed when the light rays do not actually pass through the image location, and would not appear on paper or film placed at that location is referred to as a

• virtual image

• real image

• source image

• original image

• None of them

What is the basic unit of matter?

• Atom

• Subatomic Particles

• Mass

• Nucleus

• Alpha particles

The branch of physics that deals with light and vision is called

• Optics

• Prisms

• Wavelength

• Kinematics

• Dinamics

The three types of nuclear radiation in order of increasing penetrating power are

• alpha, beta, gamma

• beta, alpha, gamma

• alpha, gamma, beta

• gamma, alpha, beta

• None of them