chp 27 light wave quizizz review

The idea that light consists of tiny particles was first proposed in the early 1900s.

• True

• False

The modern theory of light states that light has a dual nature, part particle and part wave.

• True

• False

Photons are particles of light.

• True

• False

Roemer’s measurements of discrepancies in the position of the Jupiter’s moon Io was the first demonstration showing light travels at an infinite speed.

• True

• False

How a receiving material responds when light is incident upon it depends only on the frequency of the light.

• True

• False

Electrons can respond to the ultrafast vibrations of visible light because the electrons have a small enough mass to vibrate that fast.

• True

• False

Infrared waves vibrate only the electrons in glass.

• True

• False

In opaque materials, any coordinated vibrations given by light to the atoms and molecules are turned into random kinetic energy, or internal energy.

• True

• False

Most shadows have clearly defined edges.

• True

• False

Polarization is a characteristic of transverse waves and not longitudinal waves.

• True

• False