Wave and Light MCQs

Wave and Light MCQs

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1: A fishing boat using sonar to locate fish is employing _____.

A.   Diffraction

B.   Reflection

C.   Refraction

D.   Interference

2: Yellow light + blue light = _______ light

A.   Red light

B.   White light

C.   Black light

D.   Orange light

3: The wavelength of a photon that has an energy of 6.33 ? 10-18 j is ________ m.

A.   3.79*10^-7

B.   3.10*10^-8

C.   2.38*10^23

D.   4.21*10^-24

4: The wavelength of light that has a frequency of 1.20 ? 1013 s-1 is ________ m.

A.   25.0

B.   2.5 x 1o-5m

C.   10,000

D.   Depends on wavelenth

5: _____ is the number of wave cycles that occur in a second.

A.   Frequency

B.   Velocity

C.   Amplitude

D.   Angular velocity

6: The discovery of radioactivity closely followed the discovery of _________.

A.   X-rays

B.   Gamma radiations

C.   Nuclear plants

7: The distance between two successive peaks of a wave is called a ___________.

A.   Light pollution

B.   Resolving power

C.   Wavelength

D.   Reflecting