Properties of Light and Microscopy
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What is the amplitude of a wave?

  • The frequency of the wave
  • The number of waves per second
  • Half the difference in height between the crest and the trough (correct)
  • The distance between the apex of one wave and the next

What determines the color of light?

  • The wavelength of the wave (correct)
  • The amplitude of the wave
  • The frequency of the wave
  • The intensity of the wave

What is the frequency of a wave?

  • The distance between the apex of one wave and the next
  • The amplitude of the wave
  • The intensity of the wave
  • The number of waves per second (correct)

What is the definition of coherent light rays?

<p>Light rays of identical frequency from the same source (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a beam of light strikes a surface at an angle?

<p>It is reflected (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the refractive index of a material?

<p>The ratio of the sine values of the angles of incidence and refraction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of diverging lenses?

<p>They are relatively thin across their middle and thick at their upper and lower edges (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to light rays in a real image?

<p>They converge to a point on the other side of the lens (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the orientation of a real image?

<p>It is inverted (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to light rays in a virtual image?

<p>They diverge on the other side of the lens (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a virtual image?

<p>It is upright (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Can a virtual image be projected on a screen?

<p>No (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the refractive index of blue light with a wavelength of 434 nm?

<p>1.528 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle of diffraction?

<p>Bending of light as it passes the edge of an object (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focal length of a lens?

<p>The distance between the lens and the principle focus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of lens converges rays of light?

<p>Convex lens (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the refractive index of air?

<p>1.0 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the separation of white light into spectral colors?

<p>Dispersion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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