MODERN PHYSICS 7.

Which of the following is not part of the

|PRE-TEST| postulates of Einstein's special theory of
relativity?
1. Which of the following physicists theorized a. The physical laws have the same
that electromagnetic field moves through mathematical form for all frames of reference
space at a fixed speed? moving at a constant velocity with respect to
a. James Clerk Maxwell each other.
b. Albert Einstein
c. Max Planck b. The speed of light in a vacuum is
d. Neils Bohr independent of the motion of its source and of
the observer.
2. Which of the following physicists believed
that Maxwell's equations are valid in all c. The physical laws have the different
inertial reference frame? mathematical form depending on the frames
of reference moving at a constant velocity
a. Michael Faraday with respect to each other.
b. Erwin Schrodinger
c. Albert Einstein d. There is no correct frame of reference, and
d. Max Planck the laws of physics can be applied to all
reference frames involved.
3. Electromagnetic Radiation travels through
a vacuum at a speed of m/s 8. Which of the following is not a
a. 8.0\times10^{3} consequence of the special relativity?
b. 8.0\times10^{8} a. time dilation
c. 3.0\times10^{3} b. length contraction
d. 3.0\times10^{a} c. dimension simulation
d. simultaneity
4. The ejected electrons from the surface of a
metal in the photoelectric effect is called. 9. General relativity is based on which of the
a. Photoelectron following postulates?
b. Photon
c. Proton a. The principle of equivalence states that the
d. electron effects of gravity and the effects of
acceleration are the same.
5. What is the value of Planck's constant
a. 6.6x10-34 b. Gravity is not a force, but a consequence
b. 3.0x108 of the curvature of space- time, caused by the
c. It depends uneven distribution of mass/energy.
d. Cannot be quantified
c. The speed of light in a vacuum is
6. What is the speed of light in a vacuum? independent of the motion of its source and of
a. 3.0x10^8 m/s the observer
b. 3.0x10^-8 m/s
c. 3.0x10^3 m/s d. The physical laws have the same
d. 3.0x10 m/s mathematical form for all frames of reference
moving at a constant velocity with respect to
each other

10. Who is the proponent of the gravitational

light deflection?
a. Isaac Newton
b. Albert Einstein
c. James Clerk Maxwell
d. Hedrick Lorentz
11. Deflection of light means 18. A rocket is observed by a person on
a. Absorption Earth. What is the length of the rocket as
b. Bending observed by the astronaut inside it if the
c. Passing observer on Earth sees that the rocket is 4.4
d. Scattering m long and it zooms in a speed of 98% that of
the speed of light?
12. Who proposed the concept of general a. 17.22 m
relativity? b. 22.11 m
a. Isaac Newton c. 16 m
b. Albert Einstein d. 25 m
c. Robert Hooke
d. Marie Curie 19. The length of a rocket as observed by the
astronaut inside it is 20.1 meters. If the rocket
13. Given the Planck's equation on the travels in a speed of 91% that of the speed of
Energy of one photon which is E=hf, what light, how big is the rocket as observed by
does f represents? someone on Earth?
a. Number of photons a. 8.33 m
b. frequency of light b. 9.33 m
c. Color of light c. 10 m
d. Planck's constant d. 11 m

14. Which of the following statements about
photons is not true?
a. Photon is a particle, but moves in a speed
of light
b. Photons has no mass
c. Photon has momentum
d. The energy of a photon depends on its
intensity.
15. The amount of time dilation and length
contraction is given using what equation?
a. Maxwell's equation
b. E=mc^2
c. Planck's Equation
d. Lorentz factor
16. Einstein in his theory of Special relativity
referred the motion between two objects as?
a. Simultaneous
b. Relative
c. Moving at the speed of light
d. Cannot be quantified
17. The principle of equivalence states that?
a. the effects of gravity and the effects of
acceleration are the same
b. Gravity is not a force but a consequence
of the curvature of space-time
c. light can be bent by massive objects
20. Einstein's theory of general relativity
predicts that light is bent by gravity, but it had
been confirmed in 1919 through an actual
solar eclipse by which of the following
scientist.
a. Einstein
b. maxwell
c. Eddington
d. Newton
21. Suppose the traveller travelled the space
at 95% the speed of light. How much time did
his twin observed on Earth if upon returning,
the traveller measured the journey time to be
20 years based on his clock?
a. 50 years
b. 64 years
c. 30 years
d. 20 years
22. A person in a train moving with a speed of
50% that of the speed of light waves to a
bystander. If the waving action lasts four
seconds as measured by the bystander, how
long did the person inside the train wave
according to his own clock?
a. 4 seconds
b. 3.46 seconds
c. 3 seconds
d. 2.30 seconds

d. Massive objects moves faster than less

massive objects
23. According to the photoelectric which of
the following statements is true?
a. the longer the wavelength the higher the
energy of photons
b. The longer the wavelength the lower the
energy of photons
c. The shorter the wavelength the lower the
energy of photons
d. The higher the intensity the higher the
energy of photons.
24. According to the photoelectric what
happens to the energy contains in the
photons as it hits the electron in a surface?
a. The energy will be reflected by the
electrons
b. the electrons will use some of the energy
to break out of the surface
c. the electrons will use all of the energy to
break out of the surface
d. there will be a release of energy into the
surrounding in the form of heat.
25. According to the wavelength dependence
of light, which color has the shortest
wavelength?
a. red
b. orange
c. Green
d. violet
26. According to the wavelength dependence
of light, which color has the shortest
wavelength?
a. red
b. orange
c. Green
d. violet
27. If a light has a frequency of 0.5
cycles/sec, following the Planck's equation
how much is the energy contained in the
photons?
a. 3.3x10^-34
b. 3.3x10^-33
c. 3x10^-34
d. 3x10^-8
28. Which of the following statement is true?
a. For shorter wavelength's even 1 photon is
too much energy, so shortest wavelengths
have very little intensity.
b. Longer wavelength have very little
intensity
c. Shorter wavelength have very high
intensity
d. Intensity is depends on the color of the
light
29. A person in a train moving with a speed of
60% that of the speed of light waves to a
bystander if the waving action lasts three
seconds as measured by the bystander, how
long did the person inside the train wave
based to his own clock?
a. 1.4s
b. 2.4s
c. 3.4s
d. 4.4s
30. Which of the following statements is not
true.
a. The theory of special relativity is used to
explain how motions can be compared in
different inertial frames.
b. The physical laws have the same
mathematical form for all frames of reference
moving at a constant velocity with respect to
each other.
c. The theory of special relativity is useful
only if the motion is uniform and travels at
relativistic speed.
d. It is Albert Einstein who theorized that
electromagnetic field moves through space at
a fixed speed