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A2L Item 305

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Source: Unspecified.

Desert mirages are inverted images. From this, what can we conclude about the index of refraction of hot air compared to cold air?

  1. nHOT AIR > nCOLD AIR
  2. nHOT AIR + nCOLD AIR
  3. nHOT AIR < nCOLD AIR
  4. Mirages have nothing to do with refraction

Commentary:

None provided.

A2L Item 303

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Source: Unspecified.

The sky appears to be blue during the day because:

  1. Air absorbs blue light less than any other frequency
  2. Air molecules emit blue light after being struck by sunlight
  3. The sky reflects blue light from the oceans
  4. The temperature high in the Earth’s upper atmosphere is 1000K
  5. None of the above

Commentary:

None provided.

A2L Item 302

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Source: Unspecified.

The sun appears to be yellow when overhead because:

  1. The human eye is most sensitive to yellow
  2. Yellow frequencies are transmitted better through the atmosphere
  3. Air does not absorb yellow frequencies
  4. The temperature of the Sun is 6000K
  5. None of the above

Commentary:

None provided.

A2L Item 301

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Source: Unspecified.

A particular object appears to be red. The reason it appears red is.

  1. It absorbs ONLY RED frequencies as they hit it
  2. It reflects ONLY RED frequencies as they hit it
  3. It absorbs RED frequencies MORE than any other frequencies
  4. It reflects RED frequencies MORE than any other frequencies
  5. It emits RED frequencies more than any other frequencies
  6. Not enough information

Commentary:

None provided.

A2L Item 300

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Source: Unspecified.

Two light rays will interfere only if:

  1. They are both of the same wavelengths
  2. They are both traveling in the same direction
  3. They are traveling in opposite directions
  4. They are both from the same source
  5. They are both of the same polarization
  6. They both have the same phase
  7. Something else

Commentary:

None provided.

A2L Item 298

Goal: Unspecified.

Source: Unspecified.

A rainbow appears on an oil slick or soap bubble due to:

  1. Refraction of light
  2. Transmission of light
  3. Dispersion of light
  4. Interference of light
  5. Scattering of light
  6. Something else

Commentary:

None provided.

A2L Item 299

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Source: Unspecified.

The phenomenon of interference arises due to:

  1. Superposition of waves
  2. Coherence of wave trans
  3. Sensitivity of the light
  4. Cancellation between the two waves
  5. Inability of the medium to respond to the wave disturbance
  6. Something else

Commentary:

None provided.

A2L Item 297

Goal: Unspecified.

Source: 283-355. E lines

Consider the four patterns for electric field lines. Assuming there are
no charges within the regions shown, which represent(s) a possible
electric field?

  1. 1 only
  2. 4 only
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 2 and 4
  5. 3 and 4
  6. None of the above

Commentary:

None provided.

A2L Item 296

Goal: Unspecified.

Source: Unspecified.

An object is located 8 cm away from, and near the optical axis of, a converging lens having focal length 10 cm. The image of the object is:

  1. Real, upright, and smaller than the object
  2. Real, inverted, and smaller than the object
  3. Real, inverted, and larger than the object
  4. Virtual, upright, and smaller than the object
  5. Virtual, inverted, and larger than the object
  6. Virtual, upright, and larger than the object
  7. None of the above

Commentary:

None provided.