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Quiz 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who described light as a propagating wave made up of electric and magnetic fields?

a)
James Clerk Maxwell
b)

James Clark Maxwell

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Michael Faraday

2.

________ is a transverse wave produced by a vibrating electric charge.

a)
electromagnetic waves
b)

magnetic waves

c)

longitudinal waves

d)

transverse waves

3.

A wave with the energy moving parallel to the movement of the particle of the wave.

a)

longitudinal waves

b)

magnetic waves

c)

transverse waves

d)

electromagnetic waves

4.

A wave in which the movement of the energy is perpendicular to the movement of the particle of the wave.

a)

transverse waves

b)

magnetic waves

c)

longitudinal waves

d)

electromagnetic waves

5.

Which law states that “The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. Furthermore, the incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal to the surface all lie on the same plane”?

a)

Law of Refraction

b)

Law of Reflection

c)

Law of Absorption

6.

________ is the bending of light as it enters a different optical medium.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorption

7.

Which is the light ray that approaches the reflecting surface and forms an angle with the line that is normal or perpendicular to the surface?

a)

Incident Ray

b)

Reflected Ray

c)

Gamma Ray

d)

Ultraviolet Ray

8.

Which is the light ray that bounces off the reflecting surface?

a)

incident ray

b)

reflected ray

c)

gamma ray

d)

ultraviolet ray

9.

What type of reflection is shown?

a)

regular

b)

specular

c)

diffused

d)

multiple

10.

The separation of white light into various colors is referred to as _______

a)

Retention

b)

Convergence

c)

Dispersion

d)

Separation

11.

(a)   a branch of physics that is particularly devoted to the study of light.

12.

(a)   is the number of waves that propagate in a unit of time, which is usually in seconds

13.

When light is incident on a smooth surface, it produces (a)  

14.

A light being incident to rough surfaces wherein the reflected rays have varying directions produces (a)  

15.

What is the speed of light in vacuum? (a)   x 108 ms10^8\ \frac{m}{s}