Quiz  /  Photons

  • 1. 
    Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.

  • Voltage
  • Mass
  • Current
  • Wave

  • 2. 
    What particles make up light?

  • Neutrons
  • Protons
  • Photons
  • Electrons

  • 3. 
    What smaller particles make up photons?

  • Quarks
  • Protons
  • Electrons
  • None of the Above

  • 4. 
    Photons are bundles of what kind of energy?

  • Electric
  • Nuclear
  • Hydropower
  • Electromagnetic

  • 5. 
    Which of the following is not a property of a photon?

  • They have no mass
  • They are stable
  • They can be destroyed by some natural processes
  • They have a small electric charge

  • 6. 
    What happens to the energy of a photon when it strikes matter?

  • It turns into heat
  • The matter emits electrons
  • It turns into electrical energy
  • All of the above

  • 7. 
    What happens to the energy of a photon as the frequency of the wave increases?

  • The energy increases
  • The energy decreases
  • The energy stays the same

  • 8. 
    What does the letter 'h' represent in the formula E = hv?

  • Planck's constant
  • Hydrogen
  • Energy

  • 9. 
    What famous scientist first developed the concept of the photon?

  • Nikola Tesla
  • Aristotle
  • Albert Einstein
  • Isaac Newton

  • 10. 
    True or False: Microwaves, X-rays, and radio waves are all made up of photons.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE
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