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MULTIPLEv CHOICE.v Choosev thev onev alternativev thatv bestv completesv thev statementv orv answersv thev question.
1) Radiovwaves,vvisiblevlight,vandvX-raysvarevallvtypesvofvelectromagneticvradiation.
A) True
B) Falsev
Answer:v A
2) Thevfrequencyvofvavwatervwavevgivesvusvitsvheight.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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3) Ifvavnewvwavevarrivesvonvshoreveveryvtwovseconds,vthenvitsvfrequencyvisv2vHz.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
4) Thevgreatervthevdisturbancevofvthevmedium,vthevhighervthevamplitudevofvthevwave.
A) True
B) Falsev
Answer:v A
5) Whilev gravityv isv alwaysv attractive,v electromagneticv forcesv arev alwaysv repulsive.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
6) Changingvthevelectricvfieldvwillvhavevnoveffectvonvthevmagneticvfieldsvofvavbody.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
7) Asv theyv movev throughv space,v thev vibratingv electricalv andv magneticv fieldsv ofv av lightv wavev mustv mo
vevperpendicularvtoveachvother.
A) True
B) Falsev
Answer:v A
8) Wavev energyv canv onlyv bev transmittedv throughv av materialv medium.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
9) Asv whitev lightv passesv throughv av prism,v thev redv (longer)v wavelengthsv bendv lessv thanv thev bluev (shorte
r)vwavelengths,vsovformingvthevrainbowvofvcolors.
A) True
B) Falsev
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10) ObservationsvinvthevX-rayvportionvofvthevspectrumvarevroutinelyvdonevfromvthevsurfacevofvthevEarth.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
11) Inv blackbodyv radiation,v thev energyv isv radiatedv uniformlyv inv everyv regionv ofv thev spectrum,v sov thev radiatingv bod
yvappearsvblackvinvcolor.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
12) Accordingv tov Wein'sv law,v thev largerv thev blackbody,v thev shorterv itsv peakv wavelength.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
13) Avbluevstarvhasvavhighervsurfacevtemperaturevthanvavredvstar.
A) True
B) Falsev
Answer:v A
14) AccordingvtovWein'svlaw,vthevhighervthevsurfacevtemperaturevofvavstar,vthevreddervitsvcolor.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
15) Doublingvthevtemperaturevofvavblackbodyvwillvdoublevthevtotalvenergyvitvradiates.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
16) Asv av star'sv temperaturev increases,v thev frequencyv ofv peakv emissionv alsov increases.
A) True
B) Falsev
Answer:v A
17) Thevspectralvlinesvofveachvelementvarevdistinctivevtovthatvelement,vwhethervwevarevlookingvatvemissionv
orvabsorptionvlines.
A) True
B) Falsev
Answer:v A
18) Anv absorptionv linev spectrum,v withv darkv linesv crossingv thev rainbowv ofv thev continuum,v isv producedv by
v avlow-density vhotvgas.
A) True
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MULTIPLEv CHOICE.v Choosev thev onev alternativev thatv bestv completesv thev statementv orv answersv thev question.
1) Radiovwaves,vvisiblevlight,vandvX-raysvarevallvtypesvofvelectromagneticvradiation.
A) True
B) Falsev
Answer:v A
2) Thevfrequencyvofvavwatervwavevgivesvusvitsvheight.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
3) Ifvavnewvwavevarrivesvonvshoreveveryvtwovseconds,vthenvitsvfrequencyvisv2vHz.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
4) Thevgreatervthevdisturbancevofvthevmedium,vthevhighervthevamplitudevofvthevwave.
A) True
B) Falsev
Answer:v A
5) Whilev gravityv isv alwaysv attractive,v electromagneticv forcesv arev alwaysv repulsive.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
v
B
6) Changingvthevelectricvfieldvwillvhavevnoveffectvonvthevmagneticvfieldsvofvavbody.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
v
B
7) Asv theyv movev throughv space,v thev vibratingv electricalv andv magneticv fieldsv ofv av lightv wavev mustv mo
vevperpendicularvtoveachvother.
A) True
B) Falsev
Answer:v A
8) Wavev energyv canv onlyv bev transmittedv throughv av materialv medium.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
v
B
9) Asv whitev lightv passesv throughv av prism,v thev redv (longer)v wavelengthsv bendv lessv thanv thev bluev (shorte
r)vwavelengths,vsovformingvthevrainbowvofvcolors.
A) True
B) Falsev
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10) ObservationsvinvthevX-rayvportionvofvthevspectrumvarevroutinelyvdonevfromvthevsurfacevofvthevEarth.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
11) Inv blackbodyv radiation,v thev energyv isv radiatedv uniformlyv inv everyv regionv ofv thev spectrum,v sov thev radiatingv bod
yvappearsvblackvinvcolor.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
12) Accordingv tov Wein'sv law,v thev largerv thev blackbody,v thev shorterv itsv peakv wavelength.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
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B
13) Avbluevstarvhasvavhighervsurfacevtemperaturevthanvavredvstar.
A) True
B) Falsev
Answer:v A
14) AccordingvtovWein'svlaw,vthevhighervthevsurfacevtemperaturevofvavstar,vthevreddervitsvcolor.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
v
B
15) Doublingvthevtemperaturevofvavblackbodyvwillvdoublevthevtotalvenergyvitvradiates.
A) True
B) False
Answer:v
v
B
16) Asv av star'sv temperaturev increases,v thev frequencyv ofv peakv emissionv alsov increases.
A) True
B) Falsev
Answer:v A
17) Thevspectralvlinesvofveachvelementvarevdistinctivevtovthatvelement,vwhethervwevarevlookingvatvemissionv
orvabsorptionvlines.
A) True
B) Falsev
Answer:v A
18) Anv absorptionv linev spectrum,v withv darkv linesv crossingv thev rainbowv ofv thev continuum,v isv producedv by
v avlow-density vhotvgas.
A) True
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