Wave Nature of Light

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Physics

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10th Grade

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HS-PS4-1, MS-PS3-5, MS-PS3-2

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Benjamin Flo

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Wave Nature of Light

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Multiple Choice

In the equation PE = mgh, what does the “g” mean?

Acceleration due to gravity

Force of gravity

Weight of the object

Multiple Choice

A rock has 10 J of potential energy on top of a roof. If it is dropped and lands with only 8 joules of kinetic energy, how much work did air resistance do on the rock?

-18 J

-10 J

-8 J

-2 J

Multiple Choice

A woman lifts 20 bricks, each of weight 6N.
What other information is needed to calculate the useful work done in lifting the bricks?

the distance she lifts the bricks

the mass of the bricks

the time taken to lift the bricks

the volume of the bricks

Multiple Choice

An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s/s
for 8 s until it finally lifts off the ground.
Determine the velocity at take-off.

0.4 m/s

25.6 m/s

2.5 m/s

Multiple Choice

what is diffraction

is a soild liquid gass

is a beam of light that is spread out and passes through an object

a beam of light

Multiple Choice

Different colors of light correspond to different light:

Wavelengths

Intensities

Amplitudes

Velocities

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of light?

3.0x10⁸ ms

3.0x10⁸ m/s

6.626x10^-34Js

6.626x10^-34J/s

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

The frequency of violet light is 7.5x10¹⁴Hz. What is its wavelength?

4.0x10^-7 m

4.0x10⁷ m

2.25x10²³m

2.25x10²³ Hz

Multiple Choice

A star is moving towards Earth

Red shift

Blue Shift

Neutral

Multiple Choice

A star is moving away from Earth

Blue shift

Red Shift

Stationary

Multiple Choice

Which situation will result in the highest observed frequency?

Observer moves at 20 m/s towards sound source.

Sound source is motionless.

Observer moves at 20 m/s towards sound source.

Sound source moves at 20 m/s towards the observer.

Observer is motionless.

Sound source moves at 20 m/s towards the observer.

Observer is motionless.

Sound source moves 20 m/s away from the observer.

Multiple Choice

A car moves at 20 m/s away from a whistle. The whistle is stationary. The whistle makes a sound with a frequency of 500 Hz. The speed of sound in air is 330 m/s.

What is the frequency observed by the driver of the car?

530 Hz

470 Hz

520 Hz

Multiple Choice

A car moves at 20 m/s away from a whistle. The whistle is stationary. The whistle makes a sound with a frequency of 500 Hz. The speed of sound in air is 330 m/s.

What is the frequency observed by the driver of the car?

530 Hz

470 Hz

520 Hz

480 Hz

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