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Wave Particle Duality

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The wave-particle duality of light describes light as...
a)
a wave only
b)
a particle only
c)
both a wave and a particle
d)
neither a wave nor a particle
2.

Youngs double slit relies on the _______ of light.

a)

dampening

b)

interference

c)

refraction

d)

reflection

3.
As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...
a)
increases.
b)
decreases.
c)
stays the same.
4.
A particle of light is called a photon.
a)
True
b)
False
5.

A ____ is a discrete, quantized bundle of energy

a)

Photoelectric effect

b)

Photon

c)

Quantized

d)

Proton

6.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
7.

Wave -particle duality is supported by...

a)

electrons behaving as particles with ordinary matter

b)

electrons behaving as waves when travelling through space

c)

the photo electric effect

d)

all of the above

8.

Which one of the graphs best represents the relationship between the energy W of a photon and the frequency f of the radiation?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

What does particle- wave duality mean?

a)

Both Light and Matter have particle-like and wavelike properties at the same time

b)

Particles and waves both work on objects

10.

An example of photoelectric effect in everyday objects is

a)

When you take photographs

b)

When you use a solar powered calculator

c)

When you turn on the heat

d)

When you turn a light bulb on

11.

The photoelectric effect helped to explain how light was light a

a)

particle

b)

wave

12.

This guy helped to explain the photoelectric effect with the equation E=hf and got the Nobel prize for it.

a)

Plank

b)

Einstein

c)

Heisenberg

d)

Young

13.

The slit experiment to observe interference patterns in light proving that light is a

a)

particle

b)

wave

14.

This guy created the famous slit experiment and saw the interference patterns behaved just like waves

a)

Einstein

b)

Young

c)

Maxwell

d)

Heisenberg

15.

The field of quantum mechanics studies both EM radiation as ________________ and ________________ (select two)

a)

Waves

b)

Particles

c)

Digital

d)

Analog