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- 1. Multiple Choice
bending of light that happens when light travels through different mediums (substances)
reflection
refraction
diffusion
- 2. Multiple Choice
When light bounces off an object- If the surface is smooth and shiny, like glass, water or polished metal, the light will reflect at the same angle as it hit the surface.
reflection
refraction
diffusion
- 3. Multiple Choice
the height or depth of a wave that determines how much ENERGY the wave carries. In a sound wave, it is also synonymous with how much volume the wave carries.
wavelength
compression
amplitude
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best describes what waves are?wavy lines on graph paperdisturbances that transfer energylight energy that changes particles of mattercircles that move out from a central place
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe light we can see.visiblegammaultraviolet
- 6. Multiple ChoiceCan travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) but not space.lightsound
- 7. Multiple ChoiceCan travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) and empty space.soundlight
- 8. Multiple ChoiceMakes you get sunburn.x-rayvisibleultraviolet
- 9. Multiple ChoiceVisible light isradiationlighta way to transfer energyall of these
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe highest point on a wavetroughamplitudecrestwavelength
- 11. Multiple ChoiceLight is a form ofenergyradiationreflection
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is reflection in simple terms?Soaks up lightPasses throughlight bounces off
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following IS NOT a behavior that light waves can undergo when they reach a boundary between two media?
stopping at the edge of the boundary
reflection off of the boundary
transmission into the boundary
refraction through the boundary
- 14. Multiple Choice
This drawing illustrates the ________________________ of a light wave.
refraction
reflection
diffraction
dispersion
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energyhigh, lowhigh, highlow, highlow, low
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energyGamma RaysRadio WavesVisible LightInfrared rays
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energyRadio wavesUltraviolet RaysGamma RaysX-rays
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe height of the wave is known as the _____________.amplitudecresttroughwavelength
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a photon?When radiation burst through electric wavesThe emission of electrons from a metal caused by light striking the metalThe rate at which a waves energy flows through a given unit of area.packets of electromagnetic energy
- 20. Multiple ChoiceLight behaves like both a particle and a ______.MassWaveCurrent
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