3Qb SCI Chapter Quizzes - Heat and Static Electricity

Light as a particle is explained by ___:

I. corpuscular theory

II. electromagnetic wave theory

III. quantum theory

IV. wave theory

• l and Il

• l and Ill

• Il and ill

• ll and IV

Unlike sound waves, light waves do not ___.

• have amplitude

• have frequency

• need a medium

• transfer energy

Which of the following statements best describes violet light as compared to the other colors of light?

• It is the least intense.

• It has the least energy.

• It has the lowest frequency.

• It has the shortest wavelength.

The intensity of the different spectral colors depends on ___.

• amplitude

• crest

• frequency

• wave

Blue light has a shorter wavelength than and ___ red light.

• the same frequency as

• a lower frequency than

• a higher frequency than

• an uncomparable frequency with

The color of light is determined by its ___.

• amplitude

• trough

• wave speed

• wavelength

Complete this sentence:

The color of light depends on its ___.

Complete this sentence:

The SI unit of the intensity of light is the ___.

Complete this sentence:

Violet light has ___ frequency than red light.

Complete this sentence:

According to the ___, light is a train of waves.