1. What is the frequency of yellow light, 556 nm?

a. 5.40 x 1014 Hz
b. 5.40 x 1016 Hz
c. 5.40 x 10-14 Hz
d. 5.40 x 1010 Hz
2. One nanosecond (ns) is 10–9 s. Laboratory workers often estimate the distance light
travels in a certain time by remembering the approximation “light goes one foot in
one nanosecond.” How far, in feet, does light actually travel in exactly 1 ns?
a. 0.984 ft.
b. 1.2 ft.
c. 3.82 ft.
d. 0.5 ft.
3. Modern lasers can create a pulse of light that lasts only a few femtoseconds. What is
the length of a pulse of violet light that lasts 6.0 fs?
a. 2.0 x 10-6 m
b. 2.5 x 10-6 m
c. 1.8 x 10-6 m
d. 1.5 x 10-6 m
4. The distance to the moon can be found with the help of mirrors left on the moon by
astronauts. A pulse of light is sent to the moon and returns to Earth in 2.562 s. Using
the defined speed of light, calculate the distance from Earth to the moon.
a. 3.9 x 108 m
b. 3.840 x 108 m
c. 2.840 x 108 m
d. 2.265 x 108 m
5. A lamp is moved from 30 cm to 90 cm above the pages of a book. Compare the
illumination on the book before and after the lamp is moved.
a. 1/3
b. 1/6
c. 1/12
d. 1/9
6. A public school law requires a minimum illumination of 160 lx on the surface of each
student’s desk. An architect’s specifications call for classroom lights to be located 2.0
m above the desks. What is the minimum luminous flux the lights must deliver?
a. 8.1 x 102 lm
b. 8.2 x 103 lm
c. 8.0 x 102 lm
d. 8.0 x 103 lm
7. What is the illumination on a surface 3.0 m below a 150-watt incandescent lamp
that emits a luminous flux of 2275 lm?
a. 1.0 x 101 lx
b. 2.0 x 101 lx
c. 3.0 x 101 lx
d. 4.0 x 101 lx
8. Light takes 1.28 s to travel from the moon to Earth. What is the distance between
them?
a. 3.84 x 106 m
b. 3.84 x 107 m
c. 3.84 x 108 m
d. 3.84 x 109 m
9. The sun is 1.5 x 108 km from Earth. How long does it take for the sun’s light to reach
us?
a. 5.0 x 102 s
b. 4.89 x 102 s
c. 5.5 x 102 s
d. 3.3 x 102 s
10. Light in air is incident upon a piece of crown glass at an angle of 45.0°. What is the
angle of refraction?
a. 2.77°
b. .277°
c. 27.7°
d. 277°
11. A ray of light passes from air into water at an angle of 30.0°. Find the angle of
refraction.
a. 21.27°
b. 22.1°
c. 32°
d. 25°
12. A ray of light is incident upon a diamond at 45.0°. What is the angle of refraction?
a. 17.0°
b. 18.0°
c. 54°
d. 48°
13. A block of unknown material is submerged in water. Light in the water is incident on
the block at an angle of 31°. The angle of refraction in the block is 27°. What is the
index of refraction of the unknown material?
a. 1.21
b. 1.51
 c. 1.31
d. 1.11
14. The speed of light in one type of plastic is 2.00 x 108 m/s. What is the index of
refraction of the plastic?
a. 1.50
b. 1.80
c. 1.60
d. 1.70
15. A ray of light strikes a mirror at an angle of 53° to the normal. What is the angle of
reflection?
a. 53°
b. 50°
c. 3°
d. 2.56°
16. A ray of light has an angle of incidence of 30.0° on a block of quartz and an angle of
refraction of 20.0°. What is the index of refraction for this block of quartz?
a. 1.46°
b. 1.56°
c. 1.36°
d. 1.86°
17. A ray of light travels from air into a liquid. The ray is incident upon the liquid at an
angle of 30.0°. The angle of refraction is 22.0°. What is the index of refraction of the
liquid?
a. 1.23
b. 1.33
c. 1.43
d. 1.53
18. A ray of light is incident at an angle of 60.0° upon the surface of a piece of crown
glass. What is the angle of refraction?
a. .570°
b. 34.7°
c. 24.3°
d. 26.5°
19. Light is incident at an angle of 60.0° on the surface of a diamond. Find the angle of
refraction.
a. 21.0°
b. 21.2°
c. 64.0°
d. 66.7°
20. A thick sheet of plastic, n = 1.500, is used as the side of an aquarium tank. Light
reflected from a fish in the water has an angle of incidence of 35.0°. At what angle
does the light enter the air?
a. .509
b. .555
c. .333
d. .688