Light Equations

Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.

• Mass
• Wave
• Current

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What particles make up light?

• Photons
• Neutrons
• Protons

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What color has the shortest wavelength, or the highest frequency?

• yellow
• blue
• red
• violet

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Which wavelength of visible light has the lowest energy?

• Red
• Yellow
• Orange
• Blue

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Which of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength and the highest frequency?

• Radio Waves
• Infrared
• Visible
• X-Rays

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A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

• high, low

• high, high

• low, high

• low, low

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The frequency of violet light is 7.5x10¹⁴ Hz. What is its wavelength?

• 4.0x10^-7 m

• 4.0x10⁷ m

• 2.25x10²³m

• 2.25x10²³ Hz

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Red light has a wavelength of 675 x 10^-9 m. What is its frequency?

• 2.03x10¹¹ m

• 4.44x10¹⁴ Hz

• 4.44x10¹⁴ nm

• 2.03x10¹¹ Hz

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What is the speed of light?

• 3.0x10⁸ ms

• 3.0x10⁸ m/s

• 6.626x10^-34 Js

• 6.626x10^-34 J/s

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Which choice has the electromagnetic radiation in order by descreasing wavelength?

• x-rays, ultra-violet rays, infrared radiation, and radiowaves.
• radiowave, infrared radation, ultra-violet rays, and x-rays
• radiowave,  ultra-violet rays, infrared radation, and x-rays
• x-rays,  ultra-violet rays, infrared radation, and radiowave

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