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Characteristics of Light

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which part of the wave corresponds to the color of the light?

a)

Frequency and wavelength

b)

Amplitude and wave length

c)

Amplitude

d)

Energy

2.

Which of the following is true about the intensity of light in the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

The higher the frequency, the higher the wavelength.

b)

The higher the frequency, the lower the wavelength.

c)

Its frequencies and wavelengths are all the same.

d)

Its frequencies and wavelengths are not related to the intensity of each light.

 

3.

________ is the only form of light that is visible to the human eye.

a)

Ultraviolet waves        

b)

Gamma rays 

c)

Visible light

d)

Microwaves

4.

Which part of the wave correspond to the intensity and brightness of a light?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

Wave speed

5.

James Clark Maxwell is one of the physicists who discovered that light behaves like a/an _____________.

a)

Electromagnetic radiation

b)

Particle

c)

Wave 

d)

All of the above

6.

How does light travel in a different medium?

a)

In a zigzag pattern.

b)

In a straight line.

c)

In a circular pattern.

d)

It does not travel at all.

7.

Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that behaves like a _________.

a)

Particle

b)

Wave

c)

Both a particle and a wave

d)

Neither a particle nor a wave

8.

Light particle was described by Einstein as __________.

a)

Molecules

b)

Graviton

c)

Photon

d)

None of the above

9.

What color does a material have if it absorbs red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, and violet colors of light?

a)

Blue

b)

White

c)

Black

d)

Green

10.

It is a characteristic of light that can be measured in a rate at which energy is delivered to a surface.

a)

Brightness

b)

Color

c)

Hue

d)

Intensity