Wave Test 2 Tips  [ Wave Quiz Tips] [ Wave test 2 Review Questions ]

1. List 4 reasons why we believe light has a wave behavior (DDIP)

2.  How far can light travel in a vacuum for 20 seconds?

3.  Name the 6 colors of the spectrum in order.

4.  Which color has the largest frequency_____________, smallest frequency ___________, (see reference)

       largest wavelength _____________, and smallest wavelength ___________?

5.  a) Which color is the fastest in glass? ____________  b) Slowest? _______

6.   a) If light comes from air and enters glass, which color is bent the most? ___________

       b) The least?______________________

7.   What kind of reflection produces an image? __________

8. What color of light has a frequency of 6 x 10 ¹⁴ Hz?   _______________

9.  What kind of light did Thomas Young use in his famous double slit experiment? _______

10.  Because light can be polarized it proves that light is a _______________ wave.

11. How does the color of a fast moving star change when it turns and comes toward the earth?

_______________ Away from the earth?  _____________________

12. a) Do the dangerous electromagnetic waves tend to have a high or low frequency? b) Name two dangerous electromagnetic radiations.  _____________   ______________

12 c) All electromagnetic radiations have the same ____________ in a vacuum.  

13. Where will a ray of light go when it passes from air to glass? ( see picture below) A  B  C  D

13 a) Which wave characteristics change when light is refracted? direction?___wavelength?___frequency? ___ period? ___ speed? ___