Properties of Visible Light

If a yellow filter is place in front of a white light bulb, what color do we see?

• green

• yellow

• white

• yellow-green

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If you step into a room where everything looks as though it is in shades of red, what is probably true?

• That the light source in the room is covered with a red filter.

• That the room is lit with a red light bulb.

• Both of the choices given.

• Neither of the choices given.

In the PhET Simulation: Color Vision, what colors of light must you have to create the color white?

• red 100%, blue 100%, black 50%

• purple 50%, green 50%, blue 100%

• red, yellow, blue at 100% each

• red, green, blue at 100% each

What happens when light passes through air?

• It is transmitted in a curved line.

• It is transmitted in a bent line.

• It is transmitted in a straight line.

• It is transmitted in a spiral line.

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Which color has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency?

______________ light is light the human eye can see.

• Ultraviolet

• X-ray

• Gamma

• Visible

What part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) can be seen by humans?

• Visible light

• microwaves

• ultraviolet

• infrared

What happens when light passes from air into water?

• It is transmitted in a straight line until it hits the water; then the light bends at an angle.

• It is transmitted in a straight line until it hits the water; then the light curves into the water.

• It is transmitted in a straight line until it hits the water; then the light spirals down into the water.

• It is transmitted in a straight line through the air into the water.

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What happens when light passes from air into glass?

• It is transmitted in a straight line through the air into the glass.

• It is transmitted in a straight line until it hits the glass; then the light spirals down into the water.

• It is transmitted in a straight line until it hits the glass; then the light curves.

• It is transmitted in a straight line until it hits the glass; then the light bends at an angle.

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What happens to light when it hits the air or glass straight on instead of at an angle?

• The angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are both 0.

• The light is transmitted straight down.

• Both of the choices given.

• None of the choices given.

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