Physics: Photons
Test Quiz
1. Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.
a. Current
b. Mass
c. Wave
d. Voltage
e. Field
2. What particles make up light?
a. Protons
b. Neutrons
c. Electrons
d. Photons
e. Quarks
3. What smaller particles make up photons?
a. Electrons
b. Quarks
c. Protons
d. All of the above
e. None of the Above
4. Photons are bundles of what kind of energy?
a. Hydropower
b. Electromagnetic
c. Nuclear
d. Electric
e. Geothermal
5. Which of the following is not a property of a photon?
a. They are stable
b. They have no mass
c. They have a small electric charge
d. They can be destroyed by some natural processes
e. They travel at the speed of light in empty space
6. What happens to the energy of a photon when it strikes matter?
a. It turns into heat
b. It turns into electrical energy
c. The matter emits electrons
d. All of the above
e. None of the Above
7. What happens to the energy of a photon as the frequency of the wave increases?
a. The energy increases
b. The energy decreases
c. The energy stays the same
d.
e.
8. What does the letter 'h' represent in the formula E = hv?
a. Hydrogen
b. Energy
c. Speed of light
d. Height
e. Planck's constant
9. What famous scientist first developed the concept of the photon?
a. Isaac Newton
b. Albert Einstein
c. Aristotle
d. Nikola Tesla
e. Max Planck
10. True or False: Microwaves, X-rays, and radio waves are all made up of photons.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
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