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Physical Science, 5/e
Bill Tillery, Arizona State University

Light

True or False



1

A full moon is more luminous than a half moon.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

An incandescent object is luminous because it has a high temperature.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

As the temperature of an object increases the greatest amount of radiation emitted shifts toward shorter wavelengths.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

A rainbow is formed when refraction of light in raindrops disperses it into its spectrum colors, with red light refracted the most and violet the least.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

The sky appears blue due to the light reflected from the oceans.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE