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Reviewing Light

Quiz by Christine Bonnell

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15 questions
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  • Q1
    How do light waves travel?
    In circles around their source.
    In all directions from their source.
    In pulses from an object.
    In curved paths toward their source.
    30s
  • Q2
    Which statement best describes what happens when a person sees a blue t-shirt?
    Blue light absorbed by the t-shirt is perceived by the human eyes.
    The t-shirt absorbs blue light from human eyes.
    Human eyes reflect blue light back to the t-shirt.
    Blue light reflected from the t-shirt enters human eyes.
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following is true about light?
    Light acts as waves only.
    Light acts as neither waves nor particles.
    Light acts as particles only.
    Light acts as particles and waves.
    30s
  • Q4
    Where on the Electromagnetic Spectrum is visible light?
    About in the middle.
    It is not on the spectrum.
    To the far left.
    To the far right.
    30s
  • Q5
    The passing of light through an object or medium is called:
    Diffusion
    Transmission
    Reflection
    Refraction
    30s
  • Q6
    The process whereby light bounces back from an object at the same angle and intensity that the object received it is called:
    Diffusion
    Transmission
    Reflection
    Refraction
    30s
  • Q7
    The change in the direction of light when it travels from one medium into a different medium.
    Refraction
    Transmission
    Diffusion
    Reflection
    30s
  • Q8
    This is an example of:
    Question Image
    Transmission
    Refraction
    Diffusion
    Reflection
    30s
  • Q9
    This picture is an example of:
    Question Image
    Transmission
    Refraction
    Reflection
    Diffusion
    30s
  • Q10
    True or False: light needs a medium to travel through.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q11
    When light changes from one medium to another, the light waves can:
    Change direction.
    Change speed.
    All of these.
    30s
  • Q12
    True or False: Blue shift means the light source is moving toward you.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q13
    Which energy on the EM spectrum is the least powerful?
    Question Image
    Radio waves
    Infrared
    Gamma Rays
    Visible light
    30s
  • Q14
    Which energy had the highest frequency?
    Question Image
    X Rays
    Ultraviolet
    Microwaves
    Gamma Rays
    30s
  • Q15
    When light strikes an object, such as a wall, and is not transmitted or reflected, it is:
    None of these
    Refracted
    Diffused
    Absorbed
    30s

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