Reading Quiz Chapter 17
Wave Optics
Dr. Harold Alden Williams
Reading Quiz
1. All waves spread out after passing through a small enough gap in
a barrier. This phenomenon is known as
A.
B.
C.
D.
antireflection
double-slit interference
refraction
diffraction
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Answer
1. All waves spread out after passing through a small enough gap in
a barrier. This phenomenon is known as
A.
B.
C.
D.
antireflection
double-slit interference
refraction
diffraction
Slide 17-6
Reading Quiz
2. The wave model of light is needed to explain many of the
phenomena discussed in this chapter. Which of the
following can be understood without appealing to the wave
model?
A.
B.
C.
D.
single-slit diffraction
thin-film interference
sharp-ended shadows
double-slit interference
Slide 17-7
Answer
2. The wave model of light is needed to explain many of the
phenomena discussed in this chapter. Which of the
following can be understood without appealing to the wave
model?
A.
B.
C.
D.
single-slit diffraction
thin-film interference
sharp-ended shadows
double-slit interference
Slide 17-8