Optics and Light Physics Quiz
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Which model of light treats light as a collection of rays that travel in straight lines and bend when they pass through or reflect from surfaces?

  • Wave optics
  • Physical optics
  • Quantum optics
  • Geometric optics (correct)
  • What branch of physics studies the behaviour and properties of light?

  • Optics (correct)
  • Thermodynamics
  • Particle physics
  • Quantum mechanics
  • What is a more comprehensive model of light which includes wave effects such as diffraction and interference?

  • Geometric optics
  • Wave optics
  • Physical optics (correct)
  • Quantum optics
  • What led to the discovery that light waves were in fact electromagnetic radiation?

    <p>Progress in electromagnetic theory in the 19th century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which phenomena require an explanation using quantum mechanics due to light having both wave-like and particle-like properties?

    <p>Some phenomena</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which model of light treats light as a collection of rays that travel in straight lines and bend when they pass through or reflect from surfaces?

    <p>Geometric optics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What branch of physics studies the behaviour and properties of light?

    <p>Optics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a more comprehensive model of light which includes wave effects such as diffraction and interference?

    <p>Physical optics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to the discovery that light waves were in fact electromagnetic radiation?

    <p>Progress in electromagnetic theory in the 19th century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which phenomena require an explanation using quantum mechanics due to light having both wave-like and particle-like properties?

    <p>&quot;Wave-particle duality&quot; effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

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