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Understanding Light and Electromagnetic Waves

Learn about the properties of light, the electromagnetic spectrum, and how light behaves in different mediums. Explore topics such as refraction, wavelength, frequency, and wave-particle duality.

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Understanding Light and Electromagnetic Waves

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  1. Chapter 18 Review

  2. 1. In 1926, Michelson was able to measure the speed of light using A lanterns. B stars. C mirrors. D sunlight.

  3. 2. To calculate the frequency of an electromagnetic wave, you need to know the speed of the wave and its A wavelength. B intensity. C refraction. D amplitude.

  4. 3. Because light travels in a straight line and casts a shadow, Isaac Newton hypothesized that light is A radiation. B a stream of particles. C a wave. D heat.

  5. 4. Electromagnetic waves vary in A the speed they travel in a vacuum. B wavelength and frequency. C the way they reflect. D their direction.

  6. 5. Light acts like A a wave. B a particle. C both a wave and a particle. D neither a wave nor a particle.

  7. 6. Photons travel outward from a light source in A a single straight line. B increasing intensity. C a small, dense area. D all directions.

  8. 7. Infrared rays have a shorter wavelength than A ultraviolet rays. B X-rays. C radar waves. D gamma rays.

  9. 8. Which of the following occurs as light travels farther from its source? A Far from the source, photons spread through a small area. B The intensity of light increases as photons move away from the source. C The source gives off less light as photons move away from it. D Farther from the source, photons spread over a larger area.

  10. 9. The waves with the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum are A infrared rays. B radio waves. C gamma rays. D X-rays.

  11. 10. A translucent material A scatters some light. B transmits all light. C absorbs all light. D reflects all light.

  12. 11. Cellular telephones utilize A radar waves. B very high frequency waves. C very low frequency waves. D microwaves.

  13. 12. The visible light spectrum ranges between A radar waves and X-rays. B television waves and infrared rays. C infrared rays and ultraviolet rays. D ultraviolet rays and gamma rays.

  14. 13. Which of the following occurs as a light wave bends when it passes from one medium into another? A constructive interference B refraction C destructive interference D reflection

  15. 14. A material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes it is A translucent B opaque C black D white

  16. 15. In order of increasing frequency, the electromagnetic waves are radio waves, infrared waves, A microwaves, visible light, X-rays and gamma rays B visible light, UV rays, X-rays and gamma rays C gamma rays, X-rays, UV rays and visible light D gamma rays, X-rays, visible light and UV rays

  17. 16. Objects appear fuzzy through a material that is A transparent B translucent C opaque D polarized

  18. 17. Microwaves and radar are examples of A infrared waves B radio waves C X-rays D UV rays

  19. Answer Key • C 7. C 13. B • A 8. D 14. B • B 9. B 15. B • B 10. A 16. B • C 11. D 17. B • D 12. C

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