Question Set 13
Which color of light has the slowest speed in a vacuum?
all have tbe same speed in a vacuum
Interference is a property of
all of these
An opaque object is blue when illuminated with white light. What color is it when viewed through a yellow transparency?
black
An opaque object is green when illuminated with white light. What color is it when viewed through a magenta transparency?
black
An opaque object is red when illuminated with white light. What color is it when viewed through a cyan transparency?
black
An opaque object is magenta when illuminated with white light. What color is it when viewed through a blue transparency?
blue
What color is a normally blue object when illuminated with cyan light?
blue
What color is a normally cyan object when illuminated with magenta light?
blue
What color light is transmitted by a piece of blue glass?
blue
Cyan light is really a mixture of
blue and green light
The complementary color of red is
cyan
What color light is transmitted by a piece of cyan glass?
cyan
A sheet of red paper will look black when illuminated with
cyan light
When considering single slit interference, the pattern spreads out as the slit width __________ .
decreases
When considering double slit interference, the distance between bright spots is _____________________ the distance to the screen.
directly proportional to
The spectrum seen above was most likely produced by... red orange green blue and indigo...
fluroscent bulb
If sunlight were green instead of white, the most comfortable color to wear on a hot day would be
green
For radio reception, diffraction is
helpful
The glare seen from water is largely...
horizontally polarized
When considering double slit interference, the pattern spreads out as the distance to the screen __________ .
increases
When considering double slit interference, the distance between bright spots is _____________________ the distance between slits.
inversly proportional to
Waves diffract the most when their wavelength is
long
This spectrum was most likely produced by white light passing through a _____________ transparency. orange and blue middle magenta
magenta
What color light is transmitted by a piece of magenta glass?
magenta
What color is a normally blue object when illuminated with magenta light?
not black
What color is a normally green object when illuminated with yellow light?
not black
What color is a normally yellow object when illuminated with cyan light?
not blue
What color is a normally blue object when illuminated with green light?
not cyan
When considering single slit interference, the pattern spreads out as the wavelength __________ .
not decrease
A property of non-cubic transparent crystals, like calcite, is that light that travels through them...
not depolarized
The glare seen from a metal cookie sheet sitting on the kitchen counter is largely...
not horizontally polarized, not vertically polarized
When considering double slit interference, the pattern spreads out as the distance between slits __________ .
not increases
The most common method of polarization is polarization by _________________.
not refraction
What color is a normally red object when illuminated with green light?
not yellow
Light will not pass through a pair of Polaroids when their axes are...
perpendicular
Light that consists of more than one color is known as ___________ .
polychromatic
Complementary colors are two colors that
produce white light when added together
An opaque object is yellow when illuminated with white light. What color is it when viewed through a red transparency?
red
Which color of light has the longest wavelength in a vacuum?
red
Yellow light is really a mixture of
red and green light
The color of an opaque object is the same as the light that is
reflected
A light wave that is vibrating in more than one plane is referred to as ____________________ light.
unpolarized
The polarization axes of ordinary sunglasses are...
vertical
The glare seen from a hallway window is largely...
verticallt polarized
Which color of light has the shortest wavelength in a vacuum?
violet
A blue object will appear black when illuminated with
yellow light
