Light Waves | 117 plays

1.

Multiple Choice

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bending of light that happens when light travels through different mediums (substances)

reflection

refraction

diffusion

2.

Multiple Choice

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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

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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 Choice

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Which statement best describes what waves are?

wavy lines on graph paper

disturbances that transfer energy

light energy that changes particles of matter

circles that move out from a central place

5.

Multiple Choice

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The light we can see.

visible

gamma

ultraviolet

6.

Multiple Choice

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Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) but not space.

light

sound

7.

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Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) and empty space.

sound

light

8.

Multiple Choice

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Makes you get sunburn.

x-ray

visible

ultraviolet

9.

Multiple Choice

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Visible light is

radiation

light

a way to transfer energy

all of these

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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The highest point on a wave

trough

amplitude

crest

wavelength

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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Light is a form of

energy

radiation

reflection

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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What is reflection in simple terms?

Soaks up light

Passes through

light bounces off

13.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

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

3 mins

1 pt

This drawing illustrates the ________________________ of a light wave.

refraction

reflection

diffraction

dispersion

15.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

high, low

high, high

low, high

low, low

16.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

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Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

Gamma Rays

Radio Waves

Visible Light

Infrared rays

17.

Multiple Choice

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Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

Radio waves

Ultraviolet Rays

Gamma Rays

X-rays

18.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

The height of the wave is known as the _____________.

amplitude

crest

trough

wavelength

19.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

What is a photon?

When radiation burst through electric waves

The emission of electrons from a metal caused by light striking the metal

The rate at which a waves energy flows through a given unit of area.

packets of electromagnetic energy

20.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.

Mass

Wave

Current

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