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MIDTERM EXAMINATION - Waves and Optics Lecture

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a propagation of disturbance from one place to another.

a)

Particles

b)

Waves

c)

Matter

d)

Frequency

2.

A ______ transmits one radio signal and receives another radio signal from a base unit.

a)

Transceiver

b)

Digital Signals

c)

Pagers

d)

Satellites

3.

What are waves that do not require a medium to travel.

a)

Electromagnetic wave

b)

Mechanical wave

c)

Transverse waves

d)

Both a and c

4.

The speed of light in vacuum is equivalent to:

a)

299,729.458 km/s

b)

299,792.485 km/s

c)

299,792.458 km/s

d)

299,792.548 km/s

5.

An atom which is composed of positively charged particles.

a)

Neutron

b)

Proton

c)

Electron

d)

Photon

6.

What are the three Primary colors ?

a)

Blue, Red and Green

b)

Yellow,Blue and Red

c)

Red, Green and Yellow

d)

Green, Yellow and Blue

7.

What is the arrangement of the color spectrum?

a)

ROYBGV

b)

ROYBVG

c)

ROYGBV

d)

All of the above mentioned

8.

__________ is the change in direction of a wavefront an at interface between two different media.

a)

Refraction

b)

Dispersion

c)

Reflection

d)

Interference

9.

It is the line perpendicular to the mirror surface.

a)

Angle of Reflection

b)

Normal

c)

Angle of Incedence

d)

Inverted

10.

What is Light?

a)

The natural agent that stimulates sight.

b)

A radiation that can be detected by human eye.

c)

It is a kind of wave.

d)

All of the above mentioned.

11.

_____ is the superposition of two waves which produces a wave that varies in amplitude but does not propagate.

a)

Standing waves

b)

Sine wave

c)

Longitudinal wave

d)

Transverse wave

12.

A type of wave that is used in ovens.

a)

Infrared waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Ultraviolet waves

d)

Ultraviolet waves

13.

______ is the process of adding the signal wave to the carrier wave.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Modulation

c)

Transmission

d)

Signals

14.

It is a bond of colors produced by the separation of the components of light.

a)

Color

b)

Light

c)

Spectrum

d)

Wavelength

15.

The value of pi (π) is:

a)

3.13

b)

3.14

c)

3.15

d)

3.16

16.

The three secondary colors are Green, Violet and Yellow.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

The Young’s Double-slit experiment showed that light behave as a wave.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Light behave both as a wave and as a particle.

TRUE

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Mechanical waves are waves that does not require a medium to travel.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Both mechanical and transverse waves can transmit energy.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

A nucleus contains more than 99% of the mass of an atom.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Luminous objects are responsible for our vision.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

Based on the laws of refraction, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

Virtual images are formed in regions where there is no light.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

An electron is has no electric charge.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

One example of a mechanical wave is light.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

The electric charges are surrounded by electric field.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

Swing is one of the example of resonance.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

The speed of light is also known as the speed of electromagnetic waves.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

Water travels faster than the speed of light.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

What are the Six Tertiary colors?

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32.

What are examples of Mechanical waves ?

4 lines
33.

Enumerate the arrangement of color in visible spectrum.(must be in order)

4 lines
34.

State and explain the Law of Reflection.

4 lines