Quiz 1

Who described light as a propagating wave made up of electric and magnetic fields?

• James Clerk Maxwell
• James Clark Maxwell

• Nikola Tesla

• Michael Faraday

________ is a transverse wave produced by a vibrating electric charge.

• electromagnetic waves
• magnetic waves

• longitudinal waves

• transverse waves

A wave with the energy moving parallel to the movement of the particle of the wave.

• longitudinal waves

• magnetic waves

• transverse waves

• electromagnetic waves

A wave in which the movement of the energy is perpendicular to the movement of the particle of the wave.

• transverse waves

• magnetic waves

• longitudinal waves

• electromagnetic waves

Which law states that “The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. Furthermore, the incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal to the surface all lie on the same plane”?

• Law of Refraction

• Law of Reflection

• Law of Absorption

________ is the bending of light as it enters a different optical medium.

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

Which is the light ray that approaches the reflecting surface and forms an angle with the line that is normal or perpendicular to the surface?

• Incident Ray

• Reflected Ray

• Gamma Ray

• Ultraviolet Ray

Which is the light ray that bounces off the reflecting surface?

• incident ray

• reflected ray

• gamma ray

• ultraviolet ray

What type of reflection is shown?

• regular

• specular

• diffused

• multiple

The separation of white light into various colors is referred to as _______

• Retention

• Convergence

• Dispersion

• Separation