GCSE Physics – Visible light

Last updated: 13/05/2020
Edexcel GCSE Science – Combined science higher Light and the electromagnetic spectrum GCSE Physics – Visible light

Learning Objectives

-I can recall the order of light in the visible spectrum
-I can recall the relative wavelengths and frequencies of the different parts of the visible light spectrum
-I can describe that objects absorb and transmit light of different wavelengths
-I can describe the difference between objects that are opaque, transparent and translucent
-I can describe what happens to light when it is passed through a filter

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15
  16. 16
  17. 17
  18. 18
  19. 19
  20. 20
  21. 21
  22. 22
  23. 23
  24. 24
  25. 25
  26. 26
  27. 27
  28. 28
  29. 29
  30. 30
  31. 31
  32. 32
  33. 33
  34. 34
  1. Current
  2. Review
  3. Answered

  1. What is the visible spectrum split into?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  2. What does each colour within the visible light spectrum have?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  3. As frequency of visible light increases what happens to wavelength?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  4. As frequency of visible light decreases what happens to wavelength?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  5. As wavelength of visible light increases what happens to frequency?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  6. As wavelength of visible light decreases what happens to frequency?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  7. What is the order of the visible spectrum in increasing wavelength?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  8. What is the order of the visible spectrum in increasing frequency?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  9. Which colour of visible light has the highest frequency?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  10. Which colour of visible light has the lowest frequency?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  11. Which colour of visible light has the highest wavelength?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  12. Which colour of visible light has the lowest wavelength?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  13. If an object appears black through a filter what has happened?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  14. If all wavelengths are absorbed, what colour is the object?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  15. If an object reflects only red light and absorbs the rest, what colour does it appear?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  16. What is specular reflection?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  17. What is diffuse reflection?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  18. If all wavelengths are reflected equally what colour is the object?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  19. What does reflection from a rough surface cause?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  20. What are objects that transmit light called?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  21. What is a transparent object?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  22. What is a translucent object?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  23. Why do all white objects look the same colour as the filter?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  24. What is an opaque object?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.

  25. Why is an object opaque?

    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.