Joy of Science #'s 13, 14 & 15

1) British scientist Michael Faraday was the first to display what effect? a) electromagnetic induction - making a magnetic field that induces a current in a circuit. c) putting a key on a kite string b) Attaching frogs to circuits and making them move. d) the Doppler effect

2) The connections between electricity and magnetism were set down in four elegant equations by the scientist: a) Michael Faraday c) Sir Isaac Newton b) James Maxwell d) Allessandro Volta

3) The hidden consequence of putting the laws of electricity and magnetism into algebraic equations revealed a startling result: a) A calculation of the speed of light c) The Uncertainty Principle (every measurement alters the subject being measured) b) The electric light d) The battery

4) Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation produced whenever an electric charge accelerates. In what way does this radiation move? a) As a liquid b) In light beams c) in a chaotic manner 5) Waves have different variables by which they are measured. What are they? a) Wavelength c) Amplitude e) All of these 6) Amplitude is the: a) distance between wave crests c) static charge of a wave 7) Velocity in a wave is: a) the speed of the crests b) the distance between adjacent crests c) the height of a crest d) the number of crests that pass a certain point in one second 8) Maxwell was limited in his studies because he could only observe: a) light on earth b) the visible spectrum c) UVA and UVB waves d) radiation 9) There are very sharp divisions between the sections of the electromagnetic spectrum. a) True b) False 10) Electromagnetic radiation interacts with matter by three ways - absorption, transmission, and scattering. a) True b) False 11) The invisible electromagnetic spectrum contains: a) ultraviolet rays c) gamma rays b) height of the crest d) number of volts transferred d) In a wave

b) Frequency d) Velocity

b) x-rays d) all of these