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What is the ultimate source of electromagnetic waves?
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If an electron vibrates up and down 1000 times each second, it generates an electromagnetic wave having a
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speed of 1000 m/s.
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wavelength of 1000 m.
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period of 1000 s.
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frequency of 1000 Hz.
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Compared to the velocity of radio waves, the velocity of visible light waves is
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faster.
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slower.
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the same.
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The main difference between a radio wave and a light wave is its
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speed.
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wavelength.
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speed and wavelength.
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none of the above.
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Compared to its speed in air, the speed of light in water is
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the same.
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faster.
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slower.
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Which of the following are fundamentally different from the others?
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X-rays
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Radio waves
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Gamma rays
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Sound waves
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Light waves
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Which of these electromagnetic waves has the shortest wavelength?
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X-rays
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Light waves
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Infrared waves
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Radio waves
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Ultraviolet waves
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If the sun were to disappear right now, we wouldn't know about it for 8 minutes because it takes 8 minutes
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for light to travel from the sun to Earth.
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to operate receiving equipment in the dark.
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for the sun to disappear.
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all of the above.
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none of the above.
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After randomly polarized light passes through a polarizer, it is
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totally blocked.
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partially polarized.
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totally polarized.
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randomly polarized.
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The source of all electromagnetic waves is
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vibrating charges.
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electric fields.
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magnetic fields.
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heat.
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none of the above.
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Light that reflects at glancing angles from nonmetallic surfaces, such as glass, water, or roads is
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Light does not pass through what kind of materials?
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Solar eclipses are seen less commonly than lunar eclipses because
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the sun is so much larger than the moon.
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the sun is farther from Earth than is the moon.
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Earth's shadow on the moon is larger than the moon's shadow on Earth.
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solar eclipses don't happen as often as lunar eclipses.
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none of the above.
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How far is a light-second?
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18,000,000 km
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9,000,000 km
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5,000 km
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300,000 km
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95,000,000,000 km
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If two polarizing filters are held with their polarization axes at right angles to each other, the amount of light transmitted compared to when their axes are parallel is
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zero.
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twice as much.
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half as much.
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the same.
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The shiny surfaces of metals have most to do with
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a resonant frequency of electrons in the metal.
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the fact that light reflects from metals.
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metals; relatively high density.
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the free electrons in metal atoms.
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Electromagnetic waves are
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longitudinal waves.
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transverse waves.
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Glass is transparent to visible light, but not to
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Compared to the wavelength of ultraviolet waves, the wavelength of infrared waves is
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shorter.
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longer.
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the same.
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Heat lamps give off mostly
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X-rays.
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infrared waves.
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radio waves.
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ultraviolet waves.
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microwaves.
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Electromagnetic waves with higher frequencies have wavelengths that are
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An ideal polarizing filter will transmit 50% of non-polarized light incident on it. How much light is transmitted by two ideal polarizing filters that are oriented with their axes parallel to each other?
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50%
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Between 50% and 100%
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Between 0% and 50%
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0%
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100%
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Electromagnetic waves
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Light reflected from a lake surface is polarized
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randomly.
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vertically.
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horizontally.
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Which of the following is NOT an electromagnetic wave?
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Light
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Infrared
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X-ray
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Sound
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Radio
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What is the frequency of an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of 300,00 km?
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Less than 1 Hz
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More than 1 Hz
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1 Hz
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Electromagnetic waves
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What is the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave that has a frequency of 1 Hz?
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1 m
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Less than 1 m
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More than 1 m
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The primary purpose of polarized sunglasses is
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Because of absorption, a polarizing filter will actually transmit 40% of incident non-polarized light. Two polarizing filters with their axes aligned will transmit
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0%.
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between 0% and 40%.
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40%.
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between 40% and 100%.
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100%.
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Infrared waves are responsible for sunburn.
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A thin beam of light is called an X-ray.
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Glass transmits ultraviolet and visible light waves but not infrared waves.
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The distance light travels in one year is called light-year.
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Materials that allow light to pass through them in straight lines are called opaque materials.
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Polarization occurs when waves vibrate in a single direction.
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Energy emitted by vibrating electric charges is carried by electromagnetic waves.
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A total shadow is called an umbra.
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Light sometimes acts as a wave and sometimes as a particle.
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According to Einstein, light consists of massless bundles of electromagnetic energy called photons.
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Electromagnetic heat waves are called ultraviolet waves.
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The color of an object we see is determined by the
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colors of light reflected by the object.
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frequencies of light absorbed by the object.
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colors of light shining on the object.
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frequencies of light reflected by the object.
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all of the above.
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Sunlight contains all colors of light, but much of it is
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orange.
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blue.
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violet.
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yellow.
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red.
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Light shines on a pane of green glass and a pane of clear glass. The temperature will be
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Colors seen on TV result from color
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subtraction.
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addition.
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none of the above.
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Different colors of light correspond to different light
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frequencies.
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polarities.
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intensities.
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velocities.
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none of the above
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When blue and yellow paints are mixed together, the result is green. The reason for this is that
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blue and yellow are complementary colors.
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yellow pigments absorb green light and reflect all the others.
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blue reflects only blue light, and yellow reflects almost all colors of light.
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between blue and yellow pigments, all colors are absorbed except green.
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blue absorbs yellow light and yellow absorbs blue light.
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Magenta light is really a mixture of
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red and yellow light.
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red and cyan light.
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yellow and green light.
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red and blue light.
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none of the above
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The color of an opaque object is determined by the light that is
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absorbed.
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reflected.
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transmitted.
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all of the above
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none of the above
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If sunlight were green instead of white, the most comfortable color to wear on a hot day would be
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yellow.
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blue.
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green.
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magenta.
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none of the above
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If molecules in the sky scattered orange light instead blue light, sunsets would be colored
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yellow.
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blue.
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green.
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orange.
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none of the above
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If the atmosphere were 50 times thicker than it now is, the sun would appear
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blue-violet.
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orange-green.
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red-orange.
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green-blue.
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none of the above
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The reason the sky is blue is that air molecules
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Sunsets are red because
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the longest path of sunlight through the atmosphere is at sunset or sunrise.
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a lot of high-frequency light is scattered by the atmosphere.
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blue light from the sun is scattered by Earth's atmosphere.
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all of the above
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none of the above
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The true color of water is
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clear.
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greenish blue.
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sky blue.
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green.
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white.
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The cyan color of ocean water is evidence that the water absorbs
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yellow.
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green.
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orange.
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blue.
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red.
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When a sample of an element is heated until it glows, the color it gives off is
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a continuous band of color.
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a composite of many frequencies of light.
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a single frequency of light.
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The colors of light emitted by incandescent gases show the
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absorbing qualities of gas.
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polarization of atoms in the gas.
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relative masses of atoms in the gas.
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identities of atoms in the gas.
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The three primary colors of light for additive color mixing are
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red, green, and blue.
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yellow, green, and blue.
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red, yellow, and blue.
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red, yellow, and green.
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yellow, cyan, and red.
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When red and green light shine on a white sheet, the resulting color is
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blue.
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green.
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yellow.
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magenta.
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cyan.
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The complementary color of blue is
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yellow.
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cyan.
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violet.
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green.
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magenta.
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The colored dots that make up the color on a TV screen are
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Spectral lines in a line spectrum take the shape of lines because the
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atoms that emit the light vibrate along parallel lines.
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light emitted aligns with the gravitational field.
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slit of the spectroscope is itself a line opening.
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light is polarized.
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A photograph of your favorite person's yellow sweater shows as what color on the negative?
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Green
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Orange
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Red
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Blue
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Yellow
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Material in an object that selectively absorbs colored light is called a pigment.
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Two colors of light that add together to form black light are complementary colors.
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A spectroscope is an instrument that analyzes the colors in a light beam.
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Some electrons in atoms vibrate at a characteristic frequency that produces white light.
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If an object were completely black, you wouldn't be able to see it directly.
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If you're looking for an instrument that tells what stars are made of, look for a
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spectroscope.
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telescope.
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stellar microscope.
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stethoscope.
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The complementary color of green is
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red.
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magenta.
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green.
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yellow.
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cyan.
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A sheet of red paper will look black when illuminated with
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cyan light.
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red light.
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magenta light.
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yellow light.
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none of the above
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The white caps of waves as they overturn are evidence that the water has
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broken into an assortment of tiny particles that scatter all colors.
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lost its transparency.
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absorbed back
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reflected red, green, and blue light.
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Humans are most sensitive to light that is
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yellow-green.
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white.
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green-blue.
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red.
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black.
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A tennis ball is most easily seen if its color is
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black.
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violet.
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yellow-green.
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white.
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When red and green light shine on a white sheet, the resulting color is
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green.
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blue.
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yellow.
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cyan.
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magenta.
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Earth receives a lot of ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Luckily most of it does't reach the ground, because it is
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scattered by the upper atmosphere.
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absorbed by a protective layer of ozone gas in the upper atmosphere.
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absorbed by the large amount of air in the atmosphere.
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Actually, there isn't enough UV radiation coming from the sun to harm us.
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The sky is blue because air molecules in the sky act as tiny
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The three paint colors that are useful for color subtraction are
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red, green, and blue.
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magenta, cyan, and yellow.
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red, blue, and yellow.
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magenta, cyan, and red.
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magenta, green, and yellow.
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Complementary colors are two colors that
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The sky is blue because air molecules absorb blue light.
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Tennis balls are yellow-green because our eyes are most sensitive to that color.