What is light, and how does it provide object information?

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BSc PS414 Cognitive Psychology I (Light and its Reception) Quiz on What is light, and how does it provide object information?, created by Petite Piplup on 26/03/2014.
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Question 1

Question
Light is a form of what?
Answer
  • Electromagnetic radiation
  • Visuo-Kinetic radiation
  • Magnetic waveform
  • Visuo-Kinetic waveform

Question 2

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A wavelength is measured in (a) the visible part of light is between (b)
Answer
  • (a) nm (nanometers), (b) 380-780 nm
  • (a) nm (nanometers), (b) 465-765
  • (a) lm (lightmeters), (b) 380-780 lm
  • (a) lm (lightmeters), (b) 465-765 lm

Question 3

Question
Visible light is between the (a) and (b) wavelengths
Answer
  • (a) infrared (longer), (b) ultraviolet (shorter)
  • (a) infrared (shorter), (b) ultraviolet (longer)
  • (a) X Rays (longer), (b) Gamma rays (shorter)
  • (a) X Rays (shorter), (b) Gamma rays (longer)

Question 4

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Light is (a) as it passes through different media and (b) off objects
Answer
  • (a) Refracted, (b) Reflected
  • (a) Reflected, (a) Refracted
  • (a) Reiterated, (b) Reacts
  • (a) Reacted, (b) Reiterates

Question 5

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(a) objects absorb more light and (b) objects reflect more light
Answer
  • (a) Dark, (b) Light
  • (a) Light, (b) Dark
  • (a) Rough, (b) Smooth
  • (a) Smooth, (b) Rough

Question 6

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(a) Surfaces reflect light in many directions, this is called (b)
Answer
  • (a) Rough, (b) Lambertian reflection
  • (a) Rough, (b) Specular reflection
  • (a) Shiny, (b) Lambertian reflection
  • (a) Shiny, (b) Specular reflection

Question 7

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(a) surfaces reflect light in the same direction, this is called (b)
Answer
  • (a) Shiny, (b) Specular reflection
  • (a) Shiny, (b) Lambertian reflection
  • (a) Rough, (b) Specular reflection
  • (a) Rough, (b) Lambertian reflection

Question 8

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Coloured objects absorb ...?
Answer
  • some wavelengths of light and reflect others
  • all wavelengths of light and select the most appropriate
  • all wavelengths of light no matter what
  • no wavelengths of light no matter what
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