Name: Hyung-Suk Yoon ID: 03577

Date: 10/24/2012 Class: Physics Honors Section 1 2011

Score: 15 / 16 (93.75%)
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Physics Honors Test4T4 - Chapter 16 Light B
TRUE/FALSE
F 1. The brightness of a light source sensed by the human eye depends only on the total luminous flux incident
on the eye.
Answer: T
The luminous flux represents the capacity of the source to produce brightness.
Points: 0 / 1
Reference: p. 433
F 2. The speed of light measured by an observer moving toward the source of light is greater than that
measured by a stationary observer.
Answer: F
The speed of light is independent of the relative motion of the observer with respect to the
source.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 445
T 3. More light is transmitted through a translucent material than through an opaque material.
Answer: T
Translucent materials allow the transmission of visible light. Opaque materials do not.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 433
T 4. Different colors of light are associated with different wavelengths.
Answer: T
The wavelength of light as it travels through a vacuum determines its color.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 440
F 5. A red ball is red because it has absorbed red light.
Answer: F
A red ball is red because it reflects red light.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: pp. 440-441
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F 6. The primary colors of light are the same as the primary colors of pigments.
Answer: F
The primary colors of light are the secondary colors of pigments.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: pp. 440-441
T 7. The amount of light that passes through two polarizing filters depends on the angle between their
polarizing axes.
Answer: T
Two polarizing filters with axes perpendicular to each other will transmit no light.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 443
T 8. The diffraction of light shows that light can behave as a wave.
Answer: T
Diffraction is a wave property, and light does diffract.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 439
MULTIPLE CHOICE
A 9. An analyzer is rotated about an incident ray. The intensity of light is found to increase and decrease, but it
does not become zero at any point. The incident light is:
a. partially polarized. c. polarized in two planes.
b. plane-polarized. d. unpolarized.
Answer: A
To understand the action of a polarizing filter on the incident light, consider light reflected
by a sheet of glass as the incident light. When a polarizing filter is used to look at light
reflected by a sheet of glass and the filter is rotated, the light is partially polarized along the
plane of the glass when it is reflected.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 444
A 10. Which is matched correctly with its unit of measure?
a. luminous flux - lumens c. illuminance - lumens
b. illuminance - malus d. luminous flux - lux
Answer: A
Luminous flux is measured in lumens.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 432
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D 11. The distance of an illuminated object from its light source is doubled while the luminous flux remains
constant. Which is true of the illuminance on the object?
a. The illuminance will be halved.
b. The illuminance will quadruple.
c. The illuminance will be multiplied by the square root of 2.
d. The illuminance will be quartered.
Answer: D
Illuminance is proportional to the inverse square of the distance to the light source.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 434
B 12. A light source has a luminous flux of 1620 lumens. How close to an object should it be placed in order to
produce an illuminance of 325 lx?
a. 0.18 m c. 0.40 m
b. 0.63 m d. 7.9 m
Answer: B
1620lms/ (4 0.63m
2
) =325lx
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 435
C 13. The hydrogen in a star emits light at 484 nm as observed by an astronomer. Which describes the motion
of the star if the laboratory value of this spectral line of hydrogen is measured at 486 nm?
a. approaching at 6.17 10
5
m/s c. approaching at 1.23 10
6
m/s
b. moving away at 6.17 10
5
m/s d. moving away at 1.23 10
6
m/s
Answer: C
2nm=
1.23 10
6
m/s
3 10
8
m/s

486nm
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 446
A 14. Which is not a primary pigment color?
a. red c. cyan
b. yellow d. magenta
Answer: A
Red is a primary light color, but not a primary pigment color.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 441
D 15. Which color of light is produced by mixing green light and blue light?
a. white light c. magenta light
b. yellow light d. cyan light
Answer: D
Cyan light is produced by mixing green light and blue light.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 440
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A 16. Which results in light waves oriented all in one plane?
a. polarization c. diffraction
b. Doppler effect d. reflection
Answer: A
Polarization results in light waves oriented all in one plane.
Points: 1 / 1
Reference: p. 443