Question 1

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. A

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 C

Question 3

A variety of sunset colors is evidence for a variety of

Accepted Answer

A) elements in the sun. 
B) apparent atmospheric thicknesses. 
C) atmospheric particles. 
D) atmospheric temperatures. 
E) primary colors. 
A) elements in the sun. 
B) apparent atmospheric thicknesses. 
C) atmospheric particles. 
D) atmospheric temperatures. 
E) primary colors. C

Question 4

The color of an opaque object is the same as the light that is

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A) transmitted. 
B) absorbed. 
C) reflected. 
D) all of these 
E) none of these 
A) transmitted. 
B) absorbed. 
C) reflected. 
D) all of these 
E) none of these

Question 5

The complementary color of blue is

Accepted Answer

A) red. 
B) green. 
C) yellow. 
D) cyan. 
E) magenta. 
A) red. 
B) green. 
C) yellow. 
D) cyan. 
E) magenta.

Question 6

A whitish sky is evidence that the atmosphere contains

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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 7

The solar radiation curve is

Accepted Answer

A) a dent in the otherwise spherical sun. 
B) the path taken by the sun as it travels around the Earth. 
C) a plot of brightness of sunlight versus its frequency. 
D) a plot of the colors of sunlight versus their frequencies. 
E) a plot of light intensity versus distance from the sun. 
A) a dent in the otherwise spherical sun. 
B) the path taken by the sun as it travels around the Earth. 
C) a plot of brightness of sunlight versus its frequency. 
D) a plot of the colors of sunlight versus their frequencies. 
E) a plot of light intensity versus distance from the sun.

Question 8

Colors seen on the cover of our physics book result from color

Accepted Answer

A) addition. 
B) subtraction. 
C) either of these 
D) neither of these 
A) addition. 
B) subtraction. 
C) either of these 
D) neither of these

Question 9

The greenish blue of water is evidence for the

Accepted Answer

A) reflection of greenish-blue light. 
B) reflection of red light. 
C) absorption of greenish-blue light. 
D) absorption of red light. 
E) interaction between green and blue frequencies of light. 
A) reflection of greenish-blue light. 
B) reflection of red light. 
C) absorption of greenish-blue light. 
D) absorption of red light. 
E) interaction between green and blue frequencies of light.

Question 10

The sky is blue because air molecules in the sky act as tiny

Accepted Answer

A) mirrors which reflect only blue light. 
B) resonators which scatter blue light. 
C) sources of white light. 
D) prisms. 
E) none of these 
A) mirrors which reflect only blue light. 
B) resonators which scatter blue light. 
C) sources of white light. 
D) prisms. 
E) none of these

Question 11

If three primary colors of light are to shine on a white wall to produce a white spot,the primaries must be

Accepted Answer

A) additive. 
B) subtractive. 
C) multiplicative. 
D) divisive. 
A) additive. 
B) subtractive. 
C) multiplicative. 
D) divisive.

Question 12

A mixture of red and green pigments appears

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Complementary colors are two colors that

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A) look good together. 
B) are additive primary colors. 
C) are subtractive primary colors. 
D) produce white light when added together. 
E) are right for each other. 
A) look good together. 
B) are additive primary colors. 
C) are subtractive primary colors. 
D) produce white light when added together. 
E) are right for each other.

Question 14

A sheet of red paper will look black when illuminated with

Accepted Answer

A) red light. 
B) yellow light. 
C) magenta light. 
D) cyan light. 
E) none of these 
A) red light. 
B) yellow light. 
C) magenta light. 
D) cyan light. 
E) none of these

Question 15

Which interacts more with sounds of relatively high frequencies?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Colors seen on TV results from color

Accepted Answer

A) addition. 
B) subtraction. 
C) either of these 
D) neither of these 
A) addition. 
B) subtraction. 
C) either of these 
D) neither of these

Question 17

On a planet where atmospheric gases are red,distant dark colored 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 18

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum most absorbed by water is

Accepted Answer

A) infrared. 
B) lower frequencies in the visible. 
C) middle frequencies in the visible. 
D) higher frequencies in the visible. 
E) ultraviolet. 
A) infrared. 
B) lower frequencies in the visible. 
C) middle frequencies in the visible. 
D) higher frequencies in the visible. 
E) ultraviolet.

Question 19

If the atmosphere were about 40 times thicker,at noon the sun would appear

Accepted Answer

A) red-orange. 
B) orange-green. 
C) green-blue. 
D) blue-violet. 
E) none of these 
A) red-orange. 
B) orange-green. 
C) green-blue. 
D) blue-violet. 
E) none of these

Question 20

Color depends on what characteristic of light?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 27: Color

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

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

A variety of sunset colors is evidence for a variety of

The color of an opaque object is the same as the light that is

The complementary color of blue is

A whitish sky is evidence that the atmosphere contains

The solar radiation curve is

Colors seen on the cover of our physics book result from color

The greenish blue of water is evidence for the

The sky is blue because air molecules in the sky act as tiny

If three primary colors of light are to shine on a white wall to produce a white spot,the primaries must be

A mixture of red and green pigments appears

Complementary colors are two colors that

A sheet of red paper will look black when illuminated with

Which interacts more with sounds of relatively high frequencies?

Colors seen on TV results from color

On a planet where atmospheric gases are red,distant dark colored hills would look

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum most absorbed by water is

If the atmosphere were about 40 times thicker,at noon the sun would appear

Color depends on what characteristic of light?

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