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WorksheetsUnit 9 Advanced Physics Test Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 30mins
What do you call a form of radiation that travels through the universe and are formed when an electric field couples with a magnetic field?
(a)
Which electromagnetic wave has the highest frequency?
Microwave
Infrared
Visible light
Gamma Rays
Ultra violet light
Which electromagnetic wave has the lowest frequency?
X-ray
microwaves
visible light
Radio & Television
What color light has the lowest frequency?
Red
Yellow
Green
Indigo
TRUE OR FALSE: Electromagnetic fields require a medium.
TRUE
FALSE
SOMETIMES
What do you call something that gives off its own light?
(a)
What do you call something that reflects light?
(a)
What do you call something that light can't pass through?
(a)
What do you call something that light passes through, but the light is scattered?
(a)
What do you call the rate at which light is emitted and is measured in lumens?
(a)
What kind of wave is light?
(a)
Light waves travel through space at a velocity of...
3 X 1017m/s
3 X 108m/s
3 X 10-7
3 X 1018m/s
What is the medium through which light will travel but sound will not travel?
air
glass
vacuum
water
ice
What do you call the rate in lumens at which light is emitted from a light bulb?
luminous intensity
illuminance
luminous flux
frequency
the speed of light
Air, water, and glass transmit light readily. Therefore, they are called...
luminous
opaque
translucent
transparent
Materials that DO NOT allow any transmission of light are called...
luminous
opaque
translucent
transparent
Considering the light that makes them visible to us, which of the following does not belong with the others?
moon
light bulb
sun
stars
Earth
If you know the wavelength, why are you able to determine the frequency of any form of electromagnetic radiation?
Because all wavelengths travel at the same speed.
Because the speed of light varies
Because wavelength and frequency are equal.
The modern view of the nature of light is that light...
behaves like particles
behaves like neither waves nor particles
behaves like waves
in some circumstances, behaves like waves and in other circumstances behaves like particles.
If you move twice as far away from the light source, how does the illumination change ?
1/8 of the original
1/4 of the original
1/2 of the original
twice the original
A light which is vibrating in one plane is referred to as being (a) .
The glare of light reflected from the surface of a level highway can be reduced most effectively by polarizing sunglasses in which the polarizing axis of each lens is at an angle to the road surface of...
30º
45º
60º
90º
180º
Which electromagnetic wave has the greatest amount of energy?
(a)
Which of the following causes the "glow" of certain colors in black light?
photoelectrons
water content
bleach
phosphors
oxygen
Which of the following has the LONGEST wavelength?
Red light
Violet light
Blue light
Green light
Yellow light
Which of the following is not a primary color of light?
Red
Green
Yellow
Blue
What color do you see if you shine a red and green light onto a white screen?
(a)
If white light is shown on an object and all the blue and red light is absorbed, what color is the object?
(a)
If you mix cyan and magenta inks together, what other color must be added to obtain the color black?
(a)
If a red light is shining on a blue object, what color will the object appear to be?
black
white
magenta
red
If a cyan light is shining on a magenta object, what color will the object appear to be?
white
red
green
blue
What do you call energy emitted by electro-magnetic waves?
(a)
What is the unit for luminous flux?
lf
lm
lx
lum
What is the unit for illuminance?
il
lm
lx
cd
What is the unit for luminous intensity?
(a)
What is the unit for radiant energy?
(a)
What is the unit for wavlength?
(a)
a form of electromagnetic radiation that does NOT require a medium to pass through
sound wave
light wave
transverse wave
compressional wave
longitudinal wave
What is the variable for luminous flux?
(a)
What is the variable for Illuminance?
F
E
I
Er
λ
What is the variable for radiant energy?
Er
λ
F
Re
E
