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Unit 7: Light, Color, Optics - Most missed on Quizzes

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What particles make up light?

a)

Photons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Matter

2.
If you are using a red color filter, blue objects will appear what color?
a)
purple
b)
blue
c)
red
d)
black
3.

Why do we see the fruit ORGANGE as the COLOR ORANGE?

a)

It is equal parts Red and Green

b)

It is transparent + colorless

c)

It is made of ALL colors BUT orange

d)

It has an imbalance of RED (more Red) than Green

4.
Which of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength and the highest frequency?
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Infrared
c)
Visible
d)
X-Rays
5.

Number 2 on the list is:

a)

radio

b)

UV

c)

visible Light

d)

microwaves

6.

EM waves have the same speed but different:

a)

frequency & medium

b)

wavelength & frequency

c)

medium & wavelength

d)

color & medium

7.
Light enters this part of the eye first.
a)
Retina
b)
Cornea
c)
Lens
d)
Cones
8.
Light travels in ....
a)
Longitudinal Waves
b)
Transverse Waves
9.

Which images are opaque?

a)

A & C

b)

A,C,E, & F

c)

D, E, & F

d)

A & E

10.

In this diagram, which is the angle of incidence?

a)

Angle A

b)

Angle B

c)

Angle C

d)

Angle D

11.

Which of the following IS NOT a behavior that light waves can undergo when they reach a boundary between two media?

a)

stopping at the edge of the boundary

b)

reflection off of the boundary

c)

transmission into the boundary

d)

refraction through the boundary

12.

Reflection is to bouncing as refraction is to:

a)

bending.

b)

breaking.

c)

dissipating.

d)

halting.

13.

This drawing illustrates the ________________________ of a light wave.

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

dispersion

14.

A concave mirror is shaped like the inner surface of a sphere. How do you think light rays will reflect off a concave mirror?

a)

Reflected rays converge toward the center line of a concave mirror.

b)

Reflected rays diverge away from the center line of a concave mirror.

c)

Reflected rays reflect straight back at the angle that they came in.

d)

Reflected rays are absorbed by a concave mirror.

15.

The way that a surface reflects light depends on its texture. Rough surfaces such as cloth and wood tend to scatter light, reflecting it in many different directions. This type of reflection is called:

a)

diffuse reflection.

b)

specular reflection.

c)

incident reflection.

d)

distorted reflection.

16.

A ray of light is incident towards a plane mirror at an angle of 30-degrees with the mirror surface. What will be the angle of reflection?

a)

60o

b)

30o

c)

90o

d)

45o

17.

What is the speed of light in air?

a)

As fast as it would be in a vacuum

b)

Slightly slower than the speed in a vacuum

c)

Slightly faster than the speed in a vacuum

d)

Light is unable to travel through air

18.
What is this a picture of?
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
19.
Light has the highest velocity in which medium?
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45
a)
diamond
b)
water
c)
flint glass
d)
barium glass
20.
Light has the lowest velocity in which medium?
flint glass n=1.70
barium glass n=1.60
crown glass n=1.523
water n=1.33
diamond n=2.45
a)
diamond
b)
water
c)
flint glass
d)
barium glass
21.
If a pulse of red light and a pulse of blue light travel in vacuum
a)
The red pulse travels faster because its index of refraction is smaller
b)
The blue pulse travels faster
c)
The two pulses travel at the same speed
d)
The relative speed depends on the exact wavelengths of the red and blue pulses
22.

A ray of light traveling from air into crown glass strikes the surface at an angle of 30 degrees. What is the angle of refraction? (air n=1, crown glass n=1.532)

a)

exactly 30 degrees

b)

less than 30 degrees

c)

greater than 30 degrees

d)

there is not enough information to answer this question

23.
According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror
a)
continues moving through the mirror in the same direction
b)
moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle
c)
bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from
d)
bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.
24.
Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.
a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)
Less
d)
Impossible to say
25.
The fact the two angles are the same is an example of....
a)
Refraction
b)
Angle of Incidence
c)
Law of reflection
d)
Magnification
26.

How does light behave as it enters these media?

a)
continue its path as straight line.
b)
bends toward the normal
c)
bends away from the normal
d)
reflects
27.
The velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s.
a)
3x108
b)
3x1012
c)
3x106
d)
3x1010
28.

Light travels at 1.76 x 108 m/s through an optical medium. What is the medium?

diamond n=2.45

flint glass n=1.70

barium glass n=1.60

crown glass n=1.523

a)

Crown Glass

b)

Barium Glass

c)

Flint Glass

d)

Diamond

29.

If I were to write out the expanded form of 2.3 x 108?

a)

2.3

b)

2.300000000

c)

230,000,000

d)

00000002.3

e)

2,300,000

30.

According to the data, which media does light travel fastest through?

a)

Air because it has the highest refractive index which means it is the most dense. The denser a medium is the faster the light wave will travel.

b)

Air because it has the lowest refractive index which means it is the least dense. The less dense a medium, the faster the light wave will travel.

c)

Diamond because it has the lowest refractive index which means it is the least dense, which means the wave will move the fastest.

d)

Diamond because it has the highest refractive index which means it is the most dense. The denser a medium is the faster the light wave will travel.

31.

The speed of light through water is 230,000,000 m/s per second. Refer to the data table to see the speed of a sound wave through water. What conclusion can I draw from the information?

a)

Waves move at the same speed regardless of the type of wave

b)

Mechanical waves (sound) move faster than Electromagnetic waves (liquid)

c)

Electromagnetic waves (light) move faster than Mechanical waves (sound)

d)

There is not enough data to answer the question

32.

Why is the process of sunlight being broken into its constituent colors from water droplets forming a rainbow called (like a glass prism)?

a)

scattering

b)

dispersion

c)

reflection

d)

diffraction

33.

Why is the spectrum of light separated into its components of color when white light is directed to a prism?

a)

Because light reflects off the prism's surface

b)

The incident white light refracts and separates into its constituent colors

c)

The white light is dispersed by the prism, separating its colors through refraction

d)

The light speeds up as it moves from air into the denser plastic material

34.

Which of these is NOT an example of scattering of light?

a)

Sky appears blue at midday

b)

Sky appears reddish in the evening

c)

Rainbow after rain

35.
What is the difference between reflection and refraction? 
a)
Both involve light bending through a medium
b)
Reflection is light bouncing off a medium's surface and refraction is light bending through a medium
c)
Reflection is light bending through a medium's surface and refraction is light bouncing off a medium
d)
Refraction is light being absorbed in a medium and reflection is light being bent through a different medium
36.

Which of the following is example light scattering ?

( There CAN be more than 1 answer)

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

Which of the following natural phenomenons occur due to light dispersion.

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.
Convex Mirrors produce...
a)
only virtual images
b)
virtual or real images
c)
only real images
d)
inverted images
39.
Real images are :
a)

ALWAYS USD/Inverted

b)

Magnified (larger) or Diminished (smaller)

c)

Dan be projected and/or obtained on screen

d)

All the above

40.

This ray diagram is for which mirror?

a)

concave

b)

convex

c)

plane

d)

window

41.

In the image, all the rays meet at F, What is F

a)

focal length

b)

focal point

c)

center of curvature

d)

reflection

42.

This image is showing a convex mirror because the image is (choose 2 answers)

a)

real light rays meet behind the mirror

b)

real light rays don't meet

c)

the focal point is in front of the mirror

d)

the focal point is behind the mirror

43.
Which terms describe the reflection seen in this image?
a)
virtual, upright
b)
virtual, inverted
c)
real, upright
d)
real, inverted
44.

If the object is between C and f, the image is ...

a)

image is real, smaller, and inverted

b)

image is real, smaller, and upright

c)

image is virtual, smaller, and inverted

d)

image is real, bigger, and inverted

45.

If the object is between C and f, the image is ...

a)

image is real, smaller, and inverted

b)

image is real, smaller, and upright

c)

image is virtual, smaller, and inverted

d)

image is real, bigger, and inverted

46.

If the object is between f and the mirror, the image is ...

a)

image is real, smaller, and inverted

b)

image is virtual, larger, and upright

c)

image is virtual, smaller, and inverted

d)

image is real, bigger, and inverted