Explore the principles of light waves with this focused quiz on Huygens' principle, diffraction, and wave behavior. Assess your understanding of how waves behave through small openings, their diffraction patterns, and the impact of wavelength and frequency on wave properties.
A good one – giving people a choice.
Too expensive.
Too much bother.
Nonsense – you can't polarize a sound wave.
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AM.
FM.
Both diffract equally.
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The same color.
A different color.
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Lower frequency.
Higher frequency.
Higher frequency.
Greater speed.
None of these
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Transverse waves.
Longitudinal waves.
Both
Neither
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Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
Polarization
None of these
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Long.
Short.
Neither
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Refraction.
Reflection.
Interference.
Polarization.
Dispersion.
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Small openings.
Large openings.
Same for each
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The ability to see parallax.
A balanced intensity.
An independent left or right-hand view.
A stereoscopic view.
With light polarized at right angles to each other.
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Helpful.
A hindrance.
Not a factor.
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Thin films.
Thin films.
Optical fibers.
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Refraction.
Diffraction.
Dispersion.
Polarization.
Interference.
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Wavelength.
Frequency.
Color.
All of these
None of these
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0%
50%
100%
Between 0% and 50%
Between 50% and 100%
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Vertical.
Horizontal.
At right angles to each other.
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Red light.
Blue light.
White light.
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Continue as plane waves.
Fan out.
Converge.
Become polarized.
All of these
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Helpful.
Helpful.
Not a factor.
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Parallel.
Perpendicular.
45 degrees to each other.
45 degrees to each other.
All of these
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Vertical.
Horizontal.
At right angles to each other.
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Complex diffraction grating.
Thin sheet of non-cubic transparent crystals.
Pair of semi-crossed polarization filters.
Thin photographic film with microscopic images over the entire surface.
None of these
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Refraction.
Refraction.
Dispersion.
Polarization.
Interference.
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Refraction.
Reflection.
Dispersion.
Polarization.
Interference.
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Less than half.
More than half.
Half.
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Is a diffraction source.
Behaves as a source of new waves.
Is the superposition of every other part of the wave.
All of these
None of these
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Resonance for sound.
The sonic boom for sound.
Partial tones for sound.
Fourier analysis for sound.
Beats for sound.
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Green.
Red.
White.
Violet.
Red and violet.
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Means of spreading the gasoline into a thin film.
Means of slowing the rapid evaporation of gasoline.
Chemical bond with the gasoline.
Second reflecting surface.
All of these
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Diffraction.
Interference.
Both of these
Neither of these
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Short.
Long.
Both diffract the same.
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Red
Green
White
Blue
None of these
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One eye.
Both eyes.
Polaroid glasses.
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Are the same.
Are at right angles to each other.
May or may not be at right angles to each other.
Are independent of each other.
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In mutually perpendicular directions.
Without refracting.
And becomes polarized in the process.
At different speeds along different optic axes.
None of these
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Has two reflecting surfaces.
Is thin.
Both of these
Neither of these
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Longer wavelength than the original light.
Shorter wavelength than the original light.
Holograms cannot be magnified.
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Closer together.
Farther apart.
Narrower.
Wider.
None of these
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0%.
40%.
100%.
Between 0% and 40%.
Between 40% and 100%.
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Depth.
No depth.
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The glare seen from water is largely
Vertically polarized.
Unpolarized.
Breaks up into two perpendicular planes.
Is depolarized.
Is rotated.
Slows in speed.
None of these
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From the bottom surface are too dim.
Become too dispersed.
All end up in phase with each other.
Are too displaced to interfere.
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