Waves

Front

How can the behavior of light be described as it leaves the vacuum of space and enters the Earth's atmosphere?

Back

Light waves slow down as they enter the Earth's atmosphere from space.

Front

How could Brad best explain why he is able to see the different colors of the rainbow?

Back

The sunlight is refracted as different colors leave the water droplets in different directions.

Front

Which of the following correctly identifies the speed of sound waves in a substance?

Back

Sound waves travel the slowest through air.

Front

Organize the speed of sound waves from fastest to slowest in different states of matter: liquid, solid, gas

Back

solid, liquid, gas

Front

In which of the following does light travel the slowest?

gas

,

solid

,

liquid

,

vacuum

Back

solid

Front

How does a projector display a movie on a screen at the front of a room?

Back

The projector sends light to the screen, which reflects most of it to the observer's eye.

Front

Which statement best describes the phenomenon that is occurring?

Back

Light slows down as it moves from the air into the water causing it to refract.

Front

ROYGBIV represents?

Back

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

Front

What is the difference between a transverse and longitudinal wave?

Back

Transverse waves are characterized by particle motion being perpendicular to wave motion. A longitudinal wave is a wave in which particles of the medium move in a direction parallel to the direction that the wave moves.

Front

Light can be

Back

reflected, refracted and absorbed