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Particle nature of light Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light acts like

a)

a wave.

b)

a particle.

c)

Both a wave and a particle

d)

neither a wave nor a particle.

2.
Electormagnetic radiation travels through a vacuum at a speed of 
a)
186,000 m/s.
b)
125 m/s
c)
3.00 x 108 m/s
d)
It depends on the wavelength
3.

What is Planck's Constant?

a)

6.626x10-34 Js

b)

6.626x10-39 J/s

c)

3.0x108 ms

d)

3.0x108 m/s

4.

'Quantum' is define as...

a)

Packets of energy

b)

the maximum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom

c)

the minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom

d)

The space time continuum

5.

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is its

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

velocity

6.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
7.

The height of the wave from its resting point is called its

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

velocity

d)

frequency

8.
How many waves are in this picture?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3.5
d)
4
9.
Which wave has the largest frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same frequency)
10.

Which particle is a wave of light?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

photon

11.
Of the following, what type of radiation has the shortest wavelength?
a)
X-ray
b)
Radio
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
12.
Which type of light has the lowest energy of this group?
a)
Radio
b)
Microwave
c)
Infrared
d)
Ultraviolet
13.

Which type of electromagnetic radiation from the 4 options below has the largest wavelength of this group?

a)

X-rays

b)

Microwave

c)

Infrared

d)

Ultraviolet

14.

This image is an illustration of

a)

photoelectric effect

b)

diffraction effect

c)

particle interference effect

d)

wave interference effect

15.

The ‘Photoelectric effect’ is where electrons, called photoelectrons are emitted from a metal’s surface when light of a certain frequency, or higher shines on it.

a)

True

b)

False