Wave Test 2 Tips [ Wave Quiz Tips] [ Wave test 2 Review Questions ]
1. List 4 reasons why we believe light has a wave behavior (DDIP)
2. How far can light travel in a vacuum for 20 seconds?
3. Name the 6 colors of the spectrum in order.
4. Which color has the largest frequency_____________, smallest frequency ___________, (see reference)
largest wavelength _____________, and smallest wavelength ___________?
5. a) Which color is the fastest in glass? ____________ b) Slowest? _______
6. a) If light comes from air and enters glass, which color is bent the most? ___________
b) The least?______________________
7. What kind of reflection produces an image? __________
8. What color of light has a frequency of 6 x 10 14 Hz? _______________
9. What kind of light did Thomas Young use in his famous double slit experiment? _______
10. Because light can be polarized it proves that light is a _______________ wave.
11. How does the color of a fast moving star change when it turns and comes toward the earth?
_______________ Away from the earth? _____________________
12. a) Do the dangerous electromagnetic waves tend to have a high or low frequency? b) Name two dangerous electromagnetic radiations. _____________ ______________
12 c) All electromagnetic radiations have the same ____________ in a vacuum.
12 d) Electromagnetic radiation is created by accelerating ____________.
13. Where will a ray of light go when it passes from air to glass? ( see picture below) A B C D
13 a) Which wave characteristics change when light is refracted? direction?___wavelength?___frequency? ___ period? ___ speed? ___
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14. A ray of light (A) in Lucite intersects a boundary with air. a) Which ray shows the path of reflection? ____ b) Which ray(s) are not possible? ____ |
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| 15. Which incident ray, if any, is correct? A B C D |
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| 16. Name the wave behavior. | Wave Behavior |
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17. What do each of the following pictures show?
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