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WorksheetsWaves B Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is necessary for light to propagate?
Ether
Air
Matter
None of these are necessary
What electromagnetic wave travels the fastest?
Microwave
Ultraviolet
X-ray
All travel at the speed of light “C”
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?
Wavelength
Amplitude
Velocity
Frequency
Which of the following is necessary in order to classify the different types of electromagnetic radiation?
Phase
Frequency
Amplitude
Velocity
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.
Student B, Student C, and Student D
Student C and Student D
Student A and Student C
All of the students were correct.
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?
0o
30o
60o
90o
The ray diagram for a particular convex lens is shown below. The difference between the image and the object can be attributed to-
Reflection
Diffraction
Refraction
Resonance
The ray diagram for a particular convex lens is shown below. Which of the following best describes the orientation of the above image?
Not changed
Reduced
Inverted
Upright
The ray diagram for a particular convex lens is shown below. What term best describes the type of image formed by the lens?
Real
Diffuse
Virtual
Specular
The ray diagram for a particular convex lens is shown below. The image is a ________ image.
Real
Diffuse
Specular
Virtual
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?
25.0 cm
5.00 cm
30.0 cm
6.00 cm
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.
.55 cm
1.875 cm
.25 cm
.45 cm
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.
0.03 cm
0.05 cm
0.083 cm
12.00 cm
Real images formed by a single lens or mirror are always:
smaller than the object
the same size as the object
inverted
upright
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?
Move further from the mirror
Place the mirror further down the wall
Squat down to get a different perspective
Place the mirror higher on the wall
