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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is being transferred with a wave?
matter
medium
energy
water
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following properties makes a light wave different from a mechanical wave?
A light wave slows down in a vacuum
A light wave is able to transmit energy
A light wave exists as a transverse wave
A light wave can travel without a medium
- 3. Multiple Choice
What causes the refraction of a wave?
the density of the medium can change the speed
the amount of the medium changes the direction
- 4. Multiple Choice
What color do we see when all light is refracted?
red
black
white
rainbow
- 5. Multiple Choice
A reflected light ray makes an angle of 60 degrees with a mirror's surface. What angle did the incoming light ray form with the mirror's surface?
30
60
90
180
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which determines the color of an object?
Absorption
Diffraction
Reflection
Refraction
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which type of wave is light?
Diffusion
Transverse
Longitudinal
Compression
- 8. Multiple Choice
Frosted glass is made of glass with an etched surface. How would you describe the glass as light travels through it?
Translucent
Transparent
Opaque
Diffraction
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which object will absorb the most light?
Clear glass
Black paper
Plastic Wrap
Stained Glass
- 10. Multiple Choice
An object that absorbs all the colors in the visible spectrum will appear?
invisible
red
black
white
- 11. Multiple Choice
Light waves cannot travel completely through the following?
Air
rock
water
vacuum
- 12. Multiple Choice
What type of image is formed by a plane mirror?
Upright
Inverted
Magnified
All of the above
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following can be used to magnify an image?
Concave lens
Convex lens
Convex mirror
concave mirror
- 14. Multiple Choice
Telescopes that use mirrors are called _____.
Diffraction
Reflecting
Refracting
Diffusion
- 15. Multiple Choice
When a light wave is refracted and its moving from liquid to gas, its speed will ____.
increase
decrease
- 16. Multiple Choice
A wave is refracted when it changes speed. As the light moves from gas to liquid it bends ____ the normal line.
away
towards
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