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Astronomy Light & Atoms Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An ideal radiator when hot and a perfect absorber when cool.

a)

thermal oscillator

b)

radiant source

c)

black body

d)

ideal gas

2.

When light gives up its energy to an atom or molecule

a)

absorption

b)

emission

c)

energy levels

d)

spectrum

3.

When an atom produces light or radiation

a)

wien's law

b)

absorption

c)

energy levels

d)

emission

4.

EM Radiation with a wavelength longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves.

a)

ultraviolet

b)

infrared

c)

x-rays

d)

sound waves

5.

Light, x-rays, and radio waves are all types of

a)

exteromacular radiation

b)

electromagnetic radiation

c)

endomyostasis radiation

d)

compressional radiation

6.

EM radiation with a wavelength shorter than visible light but longer than x-rays

a)

infrared

b)

gamma

c)

ultraviolet

d)

microwave

7.

Wien's Law states the relationship between

a)

wavelength and frequency

b)

temperature and wavelength

c)

frequency and speed

d)

temperature and speed

8.

Light is _____________.

a)

a wave

b)

a particle

c)

both a wave and a particle

d)

neither a wave nor a particle

9.

A smooth spectrum that does not have dark or bright lines

a)

absorption spectrum

b)

emission spectrum

c)

continuous spectrum

d)

charter spectrum

10.

A spectrum with dark lines at some narrow color regions

a)

absorption spectrum

b)

emission spectrum

c)

continuous spectrum

d)

visible spectrum

11.

A spectrum with bright lines at some narrow color regions

a)

absorption spectrum

b)

emission spectrum

c)

continuous spectrum

d)

visible spectrum

12.

The part of the EM spectrum we can see with our eyes

a)

absorption spectrum

b)

emission spectrum

c)

continuous spectrum

d)

visible spectrum

13.

The electrons in an atom can only exist in a specific

a)

elemental

b)

frequency

c)

energy level

d)

photon

14.

A mix of all the visible colors of light

a)

white

b)

black

c)

cyan

d)

ultraviolet

15.

A wavelength band where our atmosphere absorbs little radiation

a)

atmospheric window

b)

electromagnetic wave

c)

atmospheric anomaly

d)

ozone layer

16.

A fundamental type of matter that cannot be broken down into a simpler chemical substance

a)

photon

b)

orbital

c)

element

d)

light

17.

A particle of light or other EM radiation

a)

photon

b)

orbital

c)

element

d)

light

18.

A system that only allows specific/discrete values.

a)

quantized

b)

spectroscopy

c)

emission

d)

nanometer

19.

When an electron is moved to a higher energy state in an atom

a)

electrified

b)

excited

c)

energized

d)

entropy

20.

The change in observed wavelength when a source is moving relative to an observer

a)

tyndall effect

b)

doppler effect

c)

mass effect

d)

cherenkov effect

21.

The study and analysis of spectra

a)

quantum theory

b)

spectroscopy

c)

emission

d)

nanology

22.

The colors of the visible spectrum

a)

RMIVUXG

b)

ROYGBIV

c)

ROYROGERS

d)

BELBIVDEVOE

23.

What is temperature

a)

measure of total thermal energy

b)

measure of average particle speed

c)

measure of electron energy level

d)

measure of total matter

24.

A light source moving away from you will show

a)

blueshift

b)

redshift

c)

violetshift

d)

greenshift

25.

The atmosphere blocks most

a)

visible light

b)

radio waves

c)

gamma rays

d)

sound waves

26.

Where are electrons found in an atoms

a)

inside the nucleus

b)

outside the nucleus

c)

inside the mitochondria

d)

orbiting the sun

27.

As a solid object gets hotter and hotter it will glow

a)

red, then green, then blue

b)

blue, then red, then white

c)

red, then white, then blue

d)

red, then pink, then plaid

28.

Light can travel through empty space

a)

true

b)

false

29.

If the wavelength of a wave increases, its frequency _____________

a)

increases

b)

decreases

30.

What electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequencies?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Ultraviolet Rays

c)

Radio Waves

d)

X Rays

31.

What electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies?

a)

Microwaves

b)

Ultraviolet Rays

c)

Infrared Waves

d)

Radio Waves

32.

What electromagnetic wave do humans emit as heat energy?

a)

infrared light

b)

ultraviolet light

c)

visible light

d)

microwaves

33.

Which of the following is correct in order from lowest to highest energy?

a)

X Rays, Visible Light, Microwave

b)

Ultraviolet, Visible Light, Gamma-Rays

c)

Microwave, Visible Light, Gamma Rays

34.

The color blue has more energy than the color red.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

When a car is coming towards you its horn will have _______ pitch

a)

higher

b)

lower

c)

the same

36.

According to the Doppler effect, when the source of sound is moving towards an observer, the sound is altered and will have :

a)

a lower pitch

b)

a louder volume

c)

a higher pitch

d)

a quieter volume

37.
Which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?
a)
Protons and Electrons
b)
Protons and Neutrons
c)
Neutrons and Electrons
d)
Protons, Neutrons and Electrons
38.
For an electron to change from ground state to an excited stated it must...
a)
Absorb energy
b)
Release energy
39.
Emission of light from an atom occurs when an electron
a)
drops from a higher to a lower energy level.
b)
   jumps from a lower to a higher energy level.   
c)
   moves within its atomic orbital.
d)
falls into the nucleus.
40.

A cold gas can block some of the light at specific frequencies producing dark lines and is called a(n)

a)

emission spectrum

b)

absorption spectrum

c)

continuous spectrum