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Waves B Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is necessary for light to propagate?

a)

Ether

b)

Air

c)

Matter

d)

None of these are necessary

2.

What electromagnetic wave travels the fastest?

a)

Microwave

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

X-ray

d)

All travel at the speed of light “C”

3.

An astronomer is star gazing on the night when there is no Moon. He sees two blue stars in the sky, and one star is much brighter than the other. Which property of the electromagnetic wave allows the astronomer to determine the brightness of a star?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Velocity

d)

Frequency

4.

Which of the following is necessary in order to classify the different types of electromagnetic radiation?

a)

Phase

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Velocity

5.

A class of students on a field trip to the space museum came across the image below. Their teacher asked four of the student to present one fact about the electromagnetic spectrum as it would relate to outer space. The student answers are listed in the table below.

a)

Student B, Student C, and Student D

b)

Student C and Student D

c)

Student A and Student C

d)

All of the students were correct.

6.

A light ray strikes the mirror such that the angle of incidence is 30 degrees. According to this information and diagram, what is the angle between the incident ray and the reflected ray?

a)

0o

b)

30o

c)

60o

d)

90o

7.

The ray diagram for a particular convex lens is shown below. The difference between the image and the object can be attributed to-

a)

Reflection

b)

Diffraction

c)

Refraction

d)

Resonance

8.

The ray diagram for a particular convex lens is shown below. Which of the following best describes the orientation of the above image?

a)

Not changed

b)

Reduced

c)

Inverted

d)

Upright

9.

The ray diagram for a particular convex lens is shown below. What term best describes the type of image formed by the lens?

a)

Real

b)

Diffuse

c)

Virtual

d)

Specular

10.

The ray diagram for a particular convex lens is shown below. The image is a ________ image.

a)

Real

b)

Diffuse

c)

Specular

d)

Virtual

11.

The ray diagram for a particular convex lens is shown below. If an object placed 15 cm in front of the lens produces an image 10 cm from the lens on the opposite side, what is the magnitude of the focal length for the lens?

a)

25.0 cm

b)

5.00 cm

c)

30.0 cm

d)

6.00 cm

12.

If an object is placed 5cm in front of a lens produces an image 3 cm from the lens on the opposite side, what is the magnitude of the focal length of the lens.

a)

.55 cm

b)

1.875 cm

c)

.25 cm

d)

.45 cm

13.

If an object is placed 30 cm in front of a lens produces an image 20cm from the lens on the opposite side, what is the magnitude of the focal length of the lens.

a)

0.03 cm

b)

0.05 cm

c)

0.083 cm

d)

12.00 cm

14.

Real images formed by a single lens or mirror are always:

a)

smaller than the object

b)

the same size as the object

c)

inverted

d)

upright

15.

A boy stands in front of a plane mirror. He wants to see his new shoes but they are not reflected in his image. What should he do to be able to see his shoes in the mirror?

a)

Move further from the mirror

b)

Place the mirror further down the wall

c)

Squat down to get a different perspective

d)

Place the mirror higher on the wall