Question 1

Which interacts more with high-frequency sounds?

Accepted Answer

A) large bells 
B) small bells 
C) both the same 
A) large bells 
B) small bells 
C) both the same

Question 2

What color light is transmitted by a piece of blue glass?

Accepted Answer

A) red 
B) white 
C) blue 
D) yellow 
E) orange 
A) red 
B) white 
C) blue 
D) yellow 
E) orange

Question 3

The solar radiation curve is

Accepted Answer

A) a dent in the spherical Sun. 
B) the path of the Sun as it circles Earth. 
C) a plot of Sun's brightness versus frequency of emission. 
D) a plot of sunlight colors versus their frequencies. 
E) a plot of light intensity versus temperature of the Sun. 
A) a dent in the spherical Sun. 
B) the path of the Sun as it circles Earth. 
C) a plot of Sun's brightness versus frequency of emission. 
D) a plot of sunlight colors versus their frequencies. 
E) a plot of light intensity versus temperature of the Sun.

Question 4

On a planet where atmospheric gases are yellow, distant snow covered hills would look

Accepted Answer

A) bluish. 
B) greenish. 
C) yellowish. 
D) reddish. 
E) untinted. 
A) bluish. 
B) greenish. 
C) yellowish. 
D) reddish. 
E) untinted.

Question 5

If sunlight were green instead of white, the most comfortable color to wear on a cold day would be

Accepted Answer

A) magenta. 
B) yellow. 
C) green. 
D) blue. 
E) violet. 
A) magenta. 
B) yellow. 
C) green. 
D) blue. 
E) violet.

Question 6

Compared to smaller clouds with small droplets, a big cloud with large droplets

Accepted Answer

A) absorbs more light. 
B) is darker. 
C) is more likely to produce rain. 
D) all the above 
E) none of the above 
A) absorbs more light. 
B) is darker. 
C) is more likely to produce rain. 
D) all the above 
E) none of the above

Question 7

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum most absorbed by water is

Accepted Answer

A) infrared. 
B) red. 
C) cyan. 
D) all about equally. 
A) infrared. 
B) red. 
C) cyan. 
D) all about equally.

Question 8

A mixture of cyan and yellow pigments appears

Accepted Answer

A) orange. 
B) green. 
C) magenta. 
D) blue. 
E) blackish-brown. 
A) orange. 
B) green. 
C) magenta. 
D) blue. 
E) blackish-brown.

Question 9

Which interacts more with high-frequency light?

Accepted Answer

A) large particles 
B) small particles 
C) both the same 
A) large particles 
B) small particles 
C) both the same

Question 10

A banana will appear black when illuminated with

Accepted Answer

A) black light. 
B) blue light. 
C) red light. 
D) green light. 
A) black light. 
B) blue light. 
C) red light. 
D) green light.

Question 11

Isaac Newton first became famous for his contributions to the understanding of

Accepted Answer

A) the laws of mechanics. 
B) the law of gravity. 
C) light. 
A) the laws of mechanics. 
B) the law of gravity. 
C) light.

Question 12

If molecules in the sky scattered orange light instead of blue light, sunsets would be colored

Accepted Answer

A) orange. 
B) yellow. 
C) green. 
D) blue. 
E) none of the above 
A) orange. 
B) yellow. 
C) green. 
D) blue. 
E) none of the above

Question 13

A whitish sky is evidence that the atmosphere contains

Accepted Answer

A) predominantly small particles. 
B) predominantly large particles. 
C) a mixture of particle sizes. 
D) water vapor. 
E) pollutants. 
A) predominantly small particles. 
B) predominantly large particles. 
C) a mixture of particle sizes. 
D) water vapor. 
E) pollutants.

Question 14

Distant bright snowy mountains appear yellowish because

Accepted Answer

A) they are far away. 
B) blue has been scattered away from light reflected from the mountains. 
C) the color yellow looks just right. 
D) of nature's wonderful preferences. 
A) they are far away. 
B) blue has been scattered away from light reflected from the mountains. 
C) the color yellow looks just right. 
D) of nature's wonderful preferences.

Question 15

The Sun is not seen as yellow-green because

Accepted Answer

A) it is not yellow-green. 
B) it is small part of a mixture of other colors in sunlight. 
C) its brightness is only slightly greater than the other colors. 
D) our vision is not adapted to yellow-green. 
A) it is not yellow-green. 
B) it is small part of a mixture of other colors in sunlight. 
C) its brightness is only slightly greater than the other colors. 
D) our vision is not adapted to yellow-green.

Question 16

Light shines on a pane of green glass and a pane of clear glass. The temperature will be higher in the

Accepted Answer

A) clear glass. 
B) green glass. 
C) both the same 
A) clear glass. 
B) green glass. 
C) both the same

Question 17

What characteristic of light mostly relates to color?

Accepted Answer

A) frequency 
B) amplitude 
C) both of these 
A) frequency 
B) amplitude 
C) both of these

Question 18

The whiteness of clouds, unlike the blueness of the sky, primarily involves

Accepted Answer

A) medium sized particles. 
B) reflection and refraction of sunlight. 
C) seeds upon which condensation of cloud material forms. 
D) water prisms. 
A) medium sized particles. 
B) reflection and refraction of sunlight. 
C) seeds upon which condensation of cloud material forms. 
D) water prisms.

Question 19

Light travels slightly slower in the

Accepted Answer

A) upper atmosphere. 
B) lower atmosphere. 
C) neither of these 
A) upper atmosphere. 
B) lower atmosphere. 
C) neither of these

Question 20

The brightest color in sunlight is

Accepted Answer

A) red. 
B) yellow. 
C) yellow-green. 
D) green. 
E) violet. 
A) red. 
B) yellow. 
C) yellow-green. 
D) green. 
E) violet.

Exam 27: Color

Which interacts more with high-frequency sounds?

What color light is transmitted by a piece of blue glass?

The solar radiation curve is

On a planet where atmospheric gases are yellow, distant snow covered hills would look

If sunlight were green instead of white, the most comfortable color to wear on a cold day would be

Compared to smaller clouds with small droplets, a big cloud with large droplets

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum most absorbed by water is

A mixture of cyan and yellow pigments appears

Which interacts more with high-frequency light?

A banana will appear black when illuminated with

Isaac Newton first became famous for his contributions to the understanding of

If molecules in the sky scattered orange light instead of blue light, sunsets would be colored

A whitish sky is evidence that the atmosphere contains

Distant bright snowy mountains appear yellowish because

The Sun is not seen as yellow-green because

Light shines on a pane of green glass and a pane of clear glass. The temperature will be higher in the

What characteristic of light mostly relates to color?

The whiteness of clouds, unlike the blueness of the sky, primarily involves

Light travels slightly slower in the

The brightest color in sunlight is

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