Lesson 4.6.2.6
4.6.2.6 Visible light (physics only) Quiz: AQA Physics, Unit 6
20 questions
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Lesson 4.6.2.6, Visible light (physics only): 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA GCSE Physics (8463), Unit 6: Waves, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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(Physics only) Reflection from a smooth surface in a single direction is called what?
- Specular reflection
- Dispersion of light
- Total internal reflection
- Diffuse reflection
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What term describes light scattering off a rough surface?
- Refraction
- Specular reflection
- Total internal reflection
- Diffuse reflection
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How does a colour filter work?
- Reflects and scatters
- Refracts and polarises
- Absorbs and transmits
- Absorbs and reflects
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Why does an opaque object have a specific colour?
- Stronger reflection
- Uniform transmission
- Total absorption
- Equal refraction
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Why does an opaque object appear white in sunlight?
- Scatters all randomly
- Reflects all equally
- Transmits all equally
- Absorbs all equally
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(Physics only) A surface absorbs red and green light but reflects blue. What colour does it appear?
- Red
- Black
- Green
- Blue
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(Physics only) If all wavelengths of visible light are absorbed, what colour does an object appear?
- Clear
- Black
- Grey
- White
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Which term describes objects that transmit light?
- Absorbent or black
- Specular or diffuse
- Opaque or reflective
- Transparent or translucent
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(Physics only) A green object is viewed through a red filter. What colour does it appear?
- Yellow
- Black
- Red
- Green
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(Physics only) A yellow filter is placed over a blue sheet of paper. What colour is seen?
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow
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What type of reflection is produced by a smooth mirror?
- Diffuse reflection
- Specular reflection
- Scattered reflection
- Internal reflection
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(Physics only) Which surface causes diffuse reflection?
- A polished mirror
- A rough, matt surface
- A smooth glass sheet
- A still lake surface
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What does each colour within the visible light spectrum have?
- Equal wave amplitude
- Constant wave speed
- Narrow wavelength band
- Zero frequency
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Why does a blue object appear black in pure red light?
- Transmits red light
- Absorbs incident red
- Scatters all light
- Reflects incident red
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(Physics only) Which term describes a material that blocks all light?
- Transparent
- Translucent
- Opaque
- Diffuse
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(Physics only) Frosted glass lets light through but scatters it. It is best described as what?
- Transparent
- Reflective
- Translucent
- Opaque
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(Physics only) White light passes through a green filter. What colour is transmitted?
- White
- Red
- Black
- Green
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What fraction of visible light does a black sheet of paper reflect?
- All of it
- Exactly seventy percent
- Very little
- Around half
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Why does a healthy leaf appear green in white light?
- Absorbs green strongly
- Reflects green strongly
- Creates green light
- Transmits green completely
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Which combined processes determine the colour of an object?
- Absorption, transmission, reflection
- Refraction, diffraction, scattering
- Polarisation, dispersion, emission
- Conduction, convection, radiation
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