Description : The particle nature of light is demonstrated by which of the following? w) the photoelectric effect x) the various colors of light y) the speed of light z) diffraction.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
Description : The wave nature of light is demonstrated by which of the following? A. The photoelectric effect B. Color C. The speed of light D. Diffraction
Last Answer : D. Diffraction
Description : Which of the following phenomena suggest that light may be a transverse wave? w) reflection x) polarization y) photoelectric effect z) diffraction
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- POLARIZATION
Description : The photoelectric effect is a demonstration of: w) the wave nature of light x) the particle nature of light y) Compton scattering z) the continuous spectrum of radiation
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE PARTICLE NATURE OF LIGHT
Description : Diffraction and interference demonstrate which of the following? w) particle nature of light x) wave nature of light y) polarization of light z) refraction of light
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- WAVE NATURE OF LIGHT
Description : Which phenomena shows the particle nature of light? (1) Diffraction (2) Interference (3) Photoelectric effect (4) Polarisation
Last Answer : (3) Photoelectric effect Explanation: The phenomena such as interference, diffraction, and polarization can only be explained when light is treated as a wave whereas photoelectric effect, line spectra, and the production and scattering of x rays demonstrate the particle nature of light.
Description : Which of the following supports particle nature of photons? (1) Diffraction (2) Polarization (3) Photoelectric effect (4) Interference
Last Answer : (3) Photoelectric effect
Description : Which of the following supports particle nature of photons ? (1) Diffraction (2) Polarization (3) Photoelectric effect (4) Interference
Last Answer : Photoelectric effect
Description : What important property of light is demonstrated by the photoelectric effect?
Last Answer : ANSWER: PARTICLE NATURE OF LIGHT
Description : A beam of white light is passed through a diffraction grating and the resulting spectrum is allowed to fall on a screen. Which one of the following is the color of light that undergoes the greatest deviation from its original direction. Is it: w) red x) yellow y) blue z) violet
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- RED
Description : Albert Einstein received the Nobel prize in physics for his work on: w) gravitation x) relativity y) photoelectric effect z) Brownian motion
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
Description : Light bends around sharp corners as a result of w) refraction x) reflection y) diffraction z) dispersion
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DIFFRACTION
Description : Which of the following scientists explained the photoelectric effect? Was it: w) Einstein x) Planck y) Bohr z) Chadwick
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- EINSTEIN
Description : Which of the following does not support the wave nature of light A. Interference C. Polarisation B. Compton effect D. Diffraction
Last Answer : B. Compton effec
Description : Photoelectric electricity is produced directly from solar energy when which of the following are absorbed in a semiconductor to create an electric current? w) protons x) electrons y) neutrons z) photons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- PHOTONS
Description : When light is traveling through a vacuum, what is the product of the light's wavelength and frequency equal to? w) speed of light x) Plank's constant y) momentum z) wave number
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SPEED OF LIGHT
Description : The wave nature of electrons was EXPERIMENTALLY verified by: w) Einstein x) Davisson and Germer y) Balmer z) Bohr.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DAVISSON AND GERMER
Description : What is the wavelength in millimeters of a sound wave whose frequency is 35 KILOHERTZ. Assume the speed of sound is 350 METERS PER SECOND? w) 100 millimeters x) 1,000 millimeters y) 10 millimeters z) 1/10 millimeters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 10 MILLIMETERS
Description : Of the following, the type of wave that CANNOT be polarized is w) electromagnetic x) light y) sound z) radio
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SOUND
Description : Which color light has the highest frequency? w) green x) violet y) red z) yellow
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- VIOLET
Description : The characteristic that distinguishes a laser beam from an ordinary light beam is: w) the greater frequency of the laser beam x) the coherence of the laser beam y) the color of the laser beam z) the greater polarization of the laser beam
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE COHERENCE OF THE LASER BEAM
Description : When white light is passed through a double slit which of the following statements is TRUE: w) Each of the bright bands is dispersed into a spectrum x) Only the central band is dispersed into ... one are dispersed into a spectrum z) Each band has a single color different from its neighboring bands
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ALL THE BRIGHT BANDS EXCEPT THE CENTRAL ONE ARE DISPERSED INTO THE SPECTRUM
Description : What is the phenomenon which established the transverse nature of light? (1) Reflection (2) Interference (3) Diffraction (4) Polarisation
Last Answer : (4) Polarisation Explanation: The phenomena which proves the transverse nature alight is polarization. Since the intensity of polarized light on passing through a tourmaline crystal changes, ... waves. Transverse waves are waves that are oscillating perpendicularly to the direction of propagation
Description : What is the phenomenon which established the transverse nature of light ? (1) Reflection (2) Interference (3) Diffraction (4) Polarisation
Last Answer : Polarisation
Description : Which of the following phenomenon helps to conclude that light is a transverse wave? (1) interference (2) diffraction (3) polarization (4) refraction
Last Answer : (3) polarization Explanation: The phenomena of interference and diffraction of light were successful beyond doubt to prove that light is a form of wave. But they failed to decide whether light ... light is a transverse wave was established only after the discovery of the phenomenon of polarization.
Description : Which of the following phenomenon helps to conclude that light is a transverse wave? (1) interference (2) diffraction (3) polarisation (4) refraction
Last Answer : polarisation
Description : The Doppler Effect predicts that the spectrum of light from a visible body moving AWAY from the Earth will experience a shift in frequency when viewed from Earth. This particular shift is known as the: w) Blue shift x) Neutral shift y) Red shift z) Dirac shift
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- RED SHIFT
Description : Planck's constant was first introduced in order to obtain a correct theoretical prediction of: w) the distribution of frequencies occurring in black body radiation. x) the energy produced by the transformation of mass into energy. y) the speed of light. z) lifetime of the neutron.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE DISTRIBUTION OF FREQUENCIES OCCURRING IN BLACK BODY RADIATION
Description : The index of refraction of a plastic material is 1.5. The speed of light in this material relative to that in a vacuum is: w) 2 x) 1.5 y) 2/3 z) 1/2
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 2/3
Description : A space ship traveling toward Mars at 0.6 times the speed of light c shoots an ELECTRON beam at Mars. If the electrons travel at 0.6 c RELATIVE TO THE SPACE SHIP, at what speed do the electrons impact the surface of Mars? w) 0.6 c x) 0.88 c y) 1.2 c z) 1.34 c
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 0.88 c
Description : The speed of light through a single-mode optical fiber is approximately: w) c (equal to 3 x 108 m/s) x) 70 percent of c y) 80 percent of c z) 90 percent of c
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 70 PERCENT OF c
Description : The energy associated with one photon of a light beam is proportional to one of the following. Is it proportional to: w) the intensity of the light source from which it came x) the number of photons in the beam y) the frequency of the photon z) the speed of the photon
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE FREQUENCY OF THE PHOTON
Description : Which one of the following particles travels at the speed of light? w) neutrons x) electrons y) photons z) muons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTONS
Description : The speed of light in vacuum "C" divided by the Index of Refraction "N" gives the: w) frequency of the light x) speed of the light in the medium y) energy of the light z) wavelength of the light
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SPEED OF THE LIGHT IN THE MEDIUM
Description : Which of the following phenomena provides a convincing proof for wave nature of radiation a) Reflection b) Refraction c) Polarization d) Interference and diffraction
Last Answer : d) Interference and diffraction
Description : The Greenhouse Effect is caused primarily by which of the following processes? w) blocking incoming short wave solar energy x) absorbing incoming short wave solar energy y) heating of the Earth's stratosphere z) absorbing outgoing long wave radiation from the Earth
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ABSORBING OUTGOING LONG WAVE RADIATION FROM THE EARTH
Description : For which of the following reasons is plutonium-238 used for generating electricity on spacecraft? w) It is an alpha emitter with long half-life. x) It is a beta emitter with high specific power. y) It occurs abundantly in nature. z) It has low specific power.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IT IS AN ALPHA EMITTER WITH LONG HALF-LIFE.
Description : The Grand Unified Theory of the forces of nature combines three of the four forces. Which force is NOT included? w) gravitational x) electromagnetic y) weak nuclear z) strong nuclear
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GRAVITATIONAL
Description : The Michelson interferometer was designed to study the nature of: w) water waves x) sound waves y) an "ether" z) sunlight
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- AN "ETHER"
Description : The theory which ascribes wave-like properties to particles is called: w) general relativity x) quantum mechanics y) special relativity z) classical mechanics
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- QUANTUM MECHANICS
Description : What is a typical wavelength of an AM radio wave? w) 3000 meters x) 300 meters y) 30 meters z) 3 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 300 METERS
Description : For an electromagnetic wave traveling in a vacuum, if the magnitude of the intensity of the E field is zero, the magnitude of the intensity of the B field is: w) zero x) a negative maximum y) a positive maximum z) the square root of 2 times the positive maximum
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ZERO
Description : An electromagnetic wave is ALWAYS: w) longitudinal x) polarized y) spherical z) transverse.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- TRANSVERSE
Description : A wave and its reflection produce a standing wave with the distance from NODE to nearest ANTINODE of 4 meters. The wavelength of this wave is: w) 4 meters x) 8 meters y) 12 meters z) 16 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 16 METERS
Description : The inverse of wavelength is referred to as: w) wave number x) frequency y) velocity z) momentum
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- WAVE NUMBER
Description : In an electromagnetic wave, what is the relative orientation of the magnetic and electric fields? w) 180 degrees x) 90 degrees y) 45 degrees z) 22.5 degrees
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 90 DEGREES
Description : Which wave has the highest frequency? w) microwaves x) infrared waves y) ultraviolet waves z) radio waves
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ULTRAVIOLET WAVES
Description : If viewed on an oscilloscope, the loudness of a sound wave would be associated with the wave's: w) frequency x) wavelength y) velocity z) amplitude
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- AMPLITUDE
Description : Which of the answers listed below best completes the statement: The rate at which any part of a wave travels from one place to another determines the wave's: w) propagation velocity x) period y) amplitude z) frequency
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PROPAGATION VELOCITY
Description : As a longitudinal wave moves through a medium, the particles of the medium: w) vibrate in a path parallel to the path of the wave x) vibrate in a path perpendicular to the path of the wave y) follow the wave along its entire path z) do not move
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- VIBRATE IN A PATH PARALLEL TO THE PATH OF THE WAVE