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This site was created for ThinkQuest '99
by Karolina, Ryan, and Elizabeth
with coach Mr. Holcomb.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

History Quiz

1. The first civilization to question light were the
     Romans
     Greeks
     Eygptians

2. Light is made of
     quanta
     waves
     either

3. The Quantum Theory was proposed by
     Albert Einstein
     James Clerk
     Robert Hooke

4. In entertainment and religion, light often represents
     evil
     prosperity
     good

5. One of the earliest theories was created by
     Plato
     Empedocles
     Euclid

6. The theory of the progression of light waves is known as
     Huygen's Principle
     The Wave Theory
     Postulate of Wavelets

7. Newton did not agree with that light was a wave because
     it didn't move fast enough
     waves don't bend around corners
     he had discovered quanta

8. Some physicists believe that light waves move through
     photons
     particles
     ether

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