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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat particles make up light?PhotonsNeutronsProtons
- 2. Multiple ChoiceLight behaves like both a particle and a ______.MassWaveCurrent
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the speed of light in air?140,000 miles/sec186,000 miles/sec60 miles/hour120 miles/hour - 4. Multiple ChoiceA light year is...The speed light travelsHow long it takes light to get to you from the sunThe distance light can travel in a yearHow many years it takes light to be emitted
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat color has the shortest wavelength, or the highest frequency?yellowblueredviolet
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat does reflection mean?bending lightbouncing light
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat does refraction mean?bending lightbouncing light
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of waves does light travel in?transversecompressionhigh and low waveswaves like the ocean
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this a picture of?reflectionrefraction
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why does light refract?
speeds up
gets hot
slows down
gains energy
- 11. Multiple Choice
Light travels through an object during
absorption
reflection
transmission
diffraction
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe full spectrum of light energy is called the__________broad spectrumelectromagnetic spectrumhelium spectrumnatural light spectrum
- 13. Multiple ChoiceElectric and magnetic fields produceelectricitymagnetslongitudinal waveslight
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the earth's primary source of light energy?
moon
sun
waves
fire
- 15. Multiple Choice
The height of the sound waves
Frequency
Amplitude
Wavelength
- 16. Multiple Choice4 isradioUVVisible LightX-ray
- 17. Multiple ChoiceEM waves have the same speed but different:frequency & mediumwavelength & frequencymedium & wavelengthcolor & medium
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhen the surface of a mirror curves inward, like the inside of a bowl, it is called aPlane MirrorConvex MirrorConcave MirrorDiffuse Mirror
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich wavelength of visible light has the lowest energy?RedYellowOrangeBlue
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength and the highest frequency?Radio WavesInfraredVisibleX-Rays
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