ASSIGNMENT 1
Textbook Assignment:
“Theory of Light and Optical Principles.”
Pages 1-1 through 1-37.
Learning Objective:
Identify
principles and characteristics
of light.
1-1.
In what range of the electro-
magnetic spectrum does light exist?
1.
lnm to 100,000nm
2.
10nm to 10,000nm
3.
100nm to
1,000nm
4.
400nm to
700nm
1-2.
What theory was published by Max
Planck to explain X ray, radiation,
and photoelectricity?
1.
Wave motion
2.
Quantum
3.
Raster
4. Electromagnetic
1-3.
What theory explains reflection,
refraction, diffraction, and
polarization?
1.
Wave motion
2.
Quantum
3.
Photo optics
4. Electromagnetic
1-4.
A nanometer is equal to what
number of millimeters?
1.
1/10
2.
1/100
3.
1/1,000
4.
1/1,000,000
1-5.
The speed of light is always
constant.
1.
True
2.
False
1-6.
1-7.
1-8.
1-9.
The distance from the crest of one
wave to the crest of the next wave
of light describes what term?
1.
Frequency
2.
Speed
3.
Wavelength
4. Distribution
What color of light is made up of
an even mixture of all the visible
wavelengths?
1.
White
2.
Black
3.
Blue
4.
Green
The spectral energy of a light
source is represented by
1.
speed
2.
frequency
3.
wavelength
4. color temperature
The color temperature of red light
is less than the color temperature
of blue light.
1.
True
2.
False
1-10.
What scale is used to measure
the color temperature of light?
1.
Fahrenheit
2.
Celsius
3.
Kelvin
4. Chromaticity
1-11.
Color hue is defined as what
property of color?
1. Brightness
2.
Purity
3. Saturation
4.
Color
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