Free Printable CH03b Light as a Wave

1.

Both light and electrons have a (a) (b) (c) .

Choose from the below words

dual

wave-particle

nature

double

single

wave

particle

characteristic

2.

Which of these have a dual wave-particle nature?

a)

water

b)

light

c)

electrons

d)

sound

3.

Which of these demonstrates that light behaves like a wave?

a)

interference

b)

diffraction

c)

black-body radiation

d)

photoelectric effect

e)

Line-spectrum of an element

4.

What is this an example of?

a)

interference

b)

diffraction

c)

black-body radiation

d)

photoelectric effect

e)

Line-spectrum of an element

5.

What is this an example of? (The red dotted lines represent the original waves. The blue solid line is the resultant.)

a)

interference

b)

diffraction

c)

black-body radiation

d)

photoelectric effect

e)

Line-spectrum of an element

6.

Young's double slit experiment demonstrates which of the following?

a)

interference

b)

diffraction

c)

black-body radiation

d)

photoelectric effect

e)

Line-spectrum of an element

7.

What would be seen on the screen?

a)

b)

c)

d)

8.

Which experiment/phenomenon?

a)

double slit experiment

b)

Gold foil experiment

c)

black-body radiation

d)

photoelectric effect

e)

Cathode ray tube experiment

9.

Radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, and visible light are all part of the ________ _________.

(a)

10.

Gamma rays, x-rays, UV radiation, and visible light are all part of the ________ _________.

(a)

11.

Radio waves have a _____ frequency but a _____wavelength than visible light.

a)

higher (freq.)

b)

lower (freq)

c)

longer

d)

shorter

12.

Infrared radiation has a _____ frequency but a _____wavelength than visible light.

a)

higher (freq.)

b)

lower (freq)

c)

longer

d)

shorter

13.

Microwave radiation has a _____ frequency but a _____wavelength than visible light.

a)

higher (freq.)

b)

lower (freq)

c)

longer

d)

shorter

14.

Ultraviolet radiation has a _____ frequency but a _____wavelength than visible light.

a)

higher (freq.)

b)

lower (freq)

c)

longer

d)

shorter

15.

Gamma ray radiation has a _____ frequency but a _____wavelength than visible light.

a)

higher (freq.)

b)

lower (freq)

c)

longer

d)

shorter

16.

X-ray radiation has a _____ frequency but a _____wavelength than visible light.

a)

higher (freq.)

b)

lower (freq)

c)

longer

d)

shorter

17.

Match the following

a)

part of the wave above the rest position

1.

crest

b)

part of the wave below the rest position

2.

trough

c)

distance from one wave peak to the next

3.

wavelength

d)

height of a wave crest or trough

4.

amplitude

e)

number of waves per unit time

5.

frequency

18.

What part of the wave?

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

rest position

e)

frequency

19.

What part of the wave?

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

e)

frequency

20.

What part of the wave?

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

rest position

e)

frequency

21.

What part of the wave?

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

e)

frequency

22.

What part of the wave?

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

e)

frequency

23.

Mark each of these that measures the wavelength.

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

24.

Which wave has the higher frequency?

a)

b)

25.

Which wave has the lower frequency?

a)

b)

26.

Which wave has the longer wavelength?

a)

b)

27.

Which wave has the shorter wavelength?

a)

b)

28.

Match the following symbol with its name.

a)

c

1.

speed of light

b)

$\lambda$

2.

wavelength

c)

$\nu$

3.

frequency

29.

Match the following names with their units

a)

c

1.

meters per second

(m/s)

b)

$\lambda$

2.

meters

(m)

c)

$\nu$

3.

cycles per second

(1/s)

30.

What is 3.00 x 10⁸ m/s?

a)

speed of light

b)

speed of sound

c)

speed of smell

31.

What is the equation for calculating the speed of light?

a)

$c=\lambda\nu$

b)

$\lambda=c\nu$

c)

$c=\frac{\lambda}{\nu}$

d)

$\nu=\lambda c$

e)

$c=\frac{\nu}{\lambda}$

32.

What is the equation for calculating the wavelength?

a)

$f=\lambda c$

b)

$\lambda=cf$

c)

$\lambda=\frac{c}{f}$

d)

$f=\frac{c}{\lambda}$

e)

$c=\frac{f}{\lambda}$

33.

What is the equation for calculating the frequency?

a)

$f=\lambda c$

b)

$\lambda=cf$

c)

$\lambda=\frac{c}{f}$

d)

$f=\frac{c}{\lambda}$

e)

$c=\frac{f}{\lambda}$

34.

What does $\frac{c}{\nu}$ solve for? (write the name)

(a)

35.

What does $\frac{c}{\lambda}$ solve for? (write the name)

(a)

36.

What does $\lambda\nu$ solve for? (write the name)

(a)

37.

Which type of electromagnetic radiation has a frequency of 9 x 10¹⁵ Hz?

a)

X-rays

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

visible light

d)

infrared

e)

microwaves

38.

Which type of electromagnetic radiation has a frequency of 3 x 10¹⁷ Hz?

a)

X-rays

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

visible light

d)

infrared

e)

microwaves

39.

Which type of electromagnetic radiation has a frequency of 1 x 10¹⁴ Hz?

a)

X-rays

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

visible light

d)

infrared

e)

microwaves

40.

Which type of electromagnetic radiation has a frequency of 5 x 10¹¹ Hz?

a)

X-rays

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

visible light

d)

infrared

e)

microwaves

41.

Which type of electromagnetic radiation has a frequency of 6.3 x 10¹⁴ Hz?

a)

X-rays

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

visible light

d)

infrared

e)

microwaves

42.

What color of visible light has a wavelength of 650nm?

a)

orange

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

red

e)

violet

43.

What color of visible light has a wavelength of 540 nm?

a)

orange

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

red

e)

violet

44.

What color of visible light has a wavelength of 410 nm?

a)

orange

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

red

e)

violet

45.

What color of visible light has a wavelength of 600 nm?

a)

orange

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

red

e)

violet

46.

White light

a)

is a mixture of all the different colored light, all the colors of the rainbow (ROY G BIV)

b)

is a mixture of red and green light only

c)

is a mixture of red, blue, and yellow light

d)

is a single type of visible light that only contains white light

47.

Using the log scale in the picture, where is the green line at?

a)

$10^{-3.5}$

b)

$5\ \times10^{-3}$

c)

$5\ \times10^{-2}$

d)

$10^{-2.5}$

48.

Using the log scale in the picture, where is the green line at?

a)

$10^{3.78}$

b)

$7.8\times10^3$

c)

$2.2\ \times10^4$

d)

$10^{4.22}$

CH03b Light as a Wave

Total questions: 48

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