Unit Test — Unit test

Question 1

A museum sets up a display of fluorescent minerals. Which best describes how electromagnetic waves can be used to enhance the display?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Ultraviolet light shining on the minerals will cause them to give off visible light.

Question 2

If humans cannot see ultraviolet waves, how can ultraviolet light be used to gather evidence of a crime?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Ultraviolet light causes substances to fluoresce and give off visible light.

Question 3

Which best describes the order of the technology used to transmit a sound through the radio?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

microphone → transmitter → radio

Question 4

Prisms separate ________ light, such as that from the Sun, by wavelength.Which best completes the statement?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

white

Question 5

What will occur when the trough of Wave A overlaps the crest of Wave B?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Destructive interference will occur, causing the new wave to have less energy than Wave A or Wave B.

Unit Test — Unit test Answers