Description : The colour of the ocean appears to be blue because the sunlight falling on it is – (1) reflected (2) refracted (3) diffracted (4) scattered
Last Answer : (4) scattered Explanation: The reason the ocean is blue is due to the absorption and scattering of light. The blue wavelengths of light are scattered, similar to the scattering of blue light in the sky ... the red and weak in the blue, thus red light is absorbed quickly in the ocean leaving blue.
Description : The colour of the ocean appears to be blue because the sunlight falling on it is (1) reflected (2) refracted (3) diffracted (4) scattered
Last Answer : scattered
Description : A light wave enters a sheet of glass at a perfect right angle to the surface. Is the majority of the wave reflected, refracted, transmitted, or absorbed?
Last Answer : Transmitted.
Description : When a strong beam of light is passed through a colloidal solution, the light will – (1) be scattered (2) pass unchanged (3) be absorbed (4) be reflected
Last Answer : (1) be scattered Explanation: When a strong beam of light is passed through a colloidal solution, the light will be scattered.
Description : When a strong beam of light is passed through a colloidal solution, the light will (1) be scattered (2) pass unchanged (3) be absorbed (4) be reflected
Last Answer : be scattered
Description : The interference in thin films is because (a) The film reflects some light (b) The film is thin enough so that refracted ray is close to reflected ray (c) The reflected ray undergo path change of λ/2 (d) All of above
Last Answer : (d) All of above
Description : Plate of Blue glass appears blue in sunlight because –
Last Answer : transmits the blue colour
Description : which of the following statements is not true for scattering of light? (a) Colour of the scattered tight depends on the size of particles of the atmosphere. (b) Red light is least scattered in the ... air scatter the blue, light more strongly than red. So the scattered blue light enters our eyes.
Last Answer : (c) Scattering of light Lakes place as various colours of white light travel with different speed in fir.
Description : Which of the following colour is least scattered by fog, dust or smoke : A. Violet B. Blue C. Red D. Yellow
Last Answer : C. Red
Description : Winch of the following is not true about X-rays? (1) have low penetrating power (2) travel with the speed of light (3) Can be reflected or refracted (4) can affect photographic plates
Last Answer : (1) have low penetrating power Explanation: X-rays and gamma rays are photons, i.e. high-energy light-waves. When emitted by a source, for example, radium or cobalt, located outside the body, they ... they can be used in diagnostic medicine to image human bones or human organs made opaque by a dye.
Description : ECE Board Exam March 1996 EIRP stands for _______________. A. effective isotropic refracted power B. effective and ideal radiated power C. effective isotropic reflected power D. effective isotropic radiated power
Last Answer : D. effective isotropic radiated power
Description : The Snell’s law can be derived from which type of incidence? a) Incidence angle b) Reflected angle c) Refracted angle d) Oblique incidence
Last Answer : d) Oblique incidence
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The minimum frequency of light for which no electrons are emitted, is called threshold frequency (B) Polarising angle of glass is 57.5° (C) At the polarising angle, the reflected and refracted rays are orthogonal (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : What factor determines whether a radio wave is reflected or refracted by the ionosphere?
Last Answer : Thickness of ionized layer.
Description : It is the angle at which the propagating ray strikes the interface with respect to the normal. ∙ A. refracted angle ∙ B. incident angle ∙ C. reflected angle ∙ D. critical angle
Last Answer : incident angle
Description : When light falls on shiny surface it gets __________ . a) refracted b)reflected c)bent d)nothing happens
Last Answer : b)reflected
Description : Which of the following is not true about X-rays? (1) have low penetrating power (2) travel with the speed of light (3) Can be reflected or refracted (4) can affect photographic plates
Last Answer : have low penetrating power
Description : The sky appears blue because – (1) All colours interfere to produce blue (2) In white light, the blue component dominates (3) The atmosphere scatters blue colour more than the others (4) It is actually blue
Last Answer : (3) The atmosphere scatters blue colour more than the others Explanation: Diffuse sky radiation is solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by ... the atmosphere (approximately 25% of the incident radiation when the sun is high in the Sky.
Description : The sky appears blue because (1) all colours interfere to produce blue (2) in white light, the blue component dominates (3) the atmosphere scatters blue colour more than the others (4) it is actually blue
Last Answer : the atmosphere scatters blue colour more than the others
Description : The reddish hue of the Sun at sunset is due to the fact that (a) Sunlight is polarized horizontally when scattered by molecules of the atmosphere (b) Light of short wavelength is ... than light of long wavelength (d) Sunlight is polarized vertically when scattered by molecules of the atmosphere
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Assertion : Rainbow is an example of the dispersion of sunlight by the water droplets. Reason: light of shorter wavelength is scattered much more than light of longer wavelength (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct ... of A.(c) A is true but R is false. (d) A is false but R is true.
Last Answer : (c) A is true but R is false.
Description : The blue colour of sky is due to – (1) reflection of sunlight (2) refraction of sunlight (3) scattering of shorter wave-lengths of sunlight in the atmosphere (4) scattering of longer wave-lengths of sunlight in the atmosphere
Last Answer : (3) scattering of shorter wave-lengths of sunlight in the atmosphere Explanation: The blue colour of the sky is caused by the scattering of sunlight off the molecules of the atmosphere. This scattering, ... to the direction of the sun's light is predominantly in the blue end of the spectrum.
Description : The blue colour of sky is due to (1) reflection of sunlight (2) refraction of sunlight (3) scattering of shorter wavelengths of sunlight in the atmosphere (4) scattering of longer wavelengths of sunlight in the atmosphere
Last Answer : scattering of shorter wavelengths of sunlight in the atmosphere
Description : To an astronaut in the spacecraft, the sky colour appears to be (a) Blue (b) White (c) Black (d) Orange red
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : In absence of atmosphere, the colour of sky appears (a) blue (b) black (c) red (d) yellow
Last Answer : (b) black
Description : The colour of sky appears blue due to – (1) reflection (2) refraction (3) scattering of shorter wave lengths (4) dispersion
Last Answer : (3) scattering of shorter wave lengths Explanation: The sunlit sky is blue because air scatters short-wavelength light more than longer wavelengths. Since blue light is at the short wavelength end of the ... that the human eye perceives blue when looking toward parts of the sky other than the sun.
Description : The colour of sky appears blue due to (1) reflection (2) refraction (3) scattering of shorter wave lengths (4) dispersion
Last Answer : scattering of shorter wave lengths
Description : Photographic plates are covered with black paper because (a) the cellulose acetate of the paper must remain fresh (b) sunlight is easily absorbed by black paper and it helps develop the film ... paper prevents contact with light (d) the conversion of silver bromide to metallic silver is essential
Description : The colour of scattered light depends on (a) Size of scattering particles (b) Wavelength of light (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above
Last Answer : (c) Both (a) and (b)
Description : Red is used as an emergency or danger signal as – (1) it is a striking colour (2) its wavelength is the longest (3) it is scattered (4) it has very high energy
Last Answer : (2) its wavelength is the longest Explanation: The effect of scattering is inversely related to the fourth power of the wavelength of a colour. Red has the highest wavelength of all the colours and is able to travel the longest distance through fog, rain, and the alike.
Description : Red is used as an emergency or danger signal as (1) it is a striking colour (2) its wavelength is the longest (3) it is scattered (4) it has very high energy
Last Answer : its wavelength is the longest
Description : High-frequencywaves are a. absorbed by the F2 layer b. reflected by the D layer c. capable of use for long-distance communications on the moon d. affected by the solar cycle
Last Answer : d. affected by the solar cycle
Description : When electromagnetic waves strike the boundary of denser medium they are __________. A. Reflected, in phase B. Reflected out of phase by 180° C. reflected, they are completely absorbed
Last Answer : B. Reflected out of phase by 180°
Description : On a rainy day, small oil films on water show brilliant colors'. This is due to A. dispersion B. interference C. diffraction D. Polarization 49.The critical angle for a beam of light ... A. absorbed B. totally reflected C. Partially reflected and partially transmitted D. Totally transmitted
Last Answer : C. Partially reflected and partially transmitted
Description : We can see non luminous object ,when the light a) emitted by the object falls on the eye . b) is reflected from the object towards eye . c) completely passes through the object . d) gets completely absorbed by object .
Last Answer : b) is reflected from the object towards eye .
Description : Carrot is orange in colour because (1) It grows in the soil (2) It is not exposed to sunlight (3) It contains carotene (4) The entire plant is orange in colour
Last Answer : It contains carotene
Description : My mother wants to have her ashes scattered on the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. Do I need any sort of permission and where is the best spot for this?
Last Answer : Just go do it. Who’s gonna know? What can it possibly harm?
Description : In sunlight, a rose appears red. In green light, the same rose appears – (1) red (2) black (3) green (4) yellow
Last Answer : (2) black Explanation: Any object which allows light to pass through it is known as a transparent object. The colour of any transparent object is the colour of the light transmitted by it. A red rose ... green light, it looks black because the red colour of the rose is absorbed by the green light.
Description : Photochemical smog is formed from automobile exhaust (A) By reaction of hydrocarbon & nitric oxide in presence of sunlight (B) Appears only on sunny days (C) Is harmful for crops and trees also besides causing eye irritation & asthma (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : In sunlight a rose appears red. In green light, the same rose appears (1) red (2) black (3) green (4) yellow
Last Answer : black
Description : how much % of carbon di oxide , sunlight and water is absorbed by the plant? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to 'green house' for the plants. (A) 'Green house' (made of glass) allows visible sunlight (i.e., short wavelength solar radiation like ultra-violet rays) ... ' thereby warming up the earth's surface (D) 'Green house' is colder than the outside atmosphere
Last Answer : (D) 'Green house' is colder than the outside atmosphere
Description : What refers to the heating of the earth’s atmosphere not caused by direct sunlight but by infrared light radiated by the surface and absorbed mainly by atmospheric carbon dioxide? A. Greenhouse effect B. Global warming C. Thermal rise effect D. Ozone effect
Last Answer : Greenhouse effect
Description : Compared to terrestrial environments, aquatic environments are more stable in: w) temperature range x) producer consumer distribution y) sunlight absorbed z) number species
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- TEMPERATURE RANGE
Description : The majority of absorbed fat appears in the forms of (A) HDL (B) Chylomicrone (C) VLDL (D) LDL
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : A pl ant leaf appears to be green because it (a) Absorbs green light (b) Reflects all but yellow and blue light (c) Reflects green light (d) Absorbs red and yellow light
Description : The sky appears blue because the earth’s atmosphere -----? A. Scatters blue light (Answer) B. Reflects blue light C. Transmits blue light D. Has actual blue cover
Last Answer : A. Scatters blue light (Answer)