Light Waves Review

Vocabulary Chart

Match

Match the vocab term with its definition

• to take in

• the maximum height of a wave

• the number of peaks of a wave that pass in

• to pass through

• the distance from one peak of a wave to the next

absorb

amplitude

frequency

transmit

wavelength

• absorb

• amplitude

• frequency

• transmit

• wavelength

absorb vs.
reflect vs.
transmit

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white vs. black

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An object that appears white ​

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all wavelengths of color while an object that appears black ​

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all wavelengths of color.

absorb vs
transmit vs
reflect

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Bananas appear yellow because yellow is ​

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while other wavelengths of color are ​

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Length of Wavelength ->
Type of Light (ROYGBIV)

​Length of wavelength -->
Type of light (ROYGBIV)

Reorder

How do the colors of the visible spectrum rank from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength?

• Red

• Yellow

• Green

• Indigo

• Violet

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2

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4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Clear objects transmits visible light so light passes through it.

​​Clear Objects

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A brick wall will ​

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the light and a window will allow the light to pass through.

Multiple Choice

Which of these materials will absorb the most light?

• Magnifying glass

• Mirror

• Clear plastic

• Apple

Light Wave Simulation
What changes the type of light?
*** Wavelength or Amplitude?

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Different light -> different action

Multiple Choice

• Wave A

• Wave B

• Wave C

Wavelength vs. Amplitude vs. Frequency

Hotspot

Which bracket shows the wavelength of the wave?

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Which bracket shows the amplitude of the wave?

Hotspot

Which wave has a lower frequency?

• Visible light --> all colors you can see

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Light the sun emits

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Which type of light does the SUN emit?​ ​

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gamma rays

x-rays

ultraviolet light

visible light

infrared light

Open Ended

What happens to crocs when they are left out in the sun?

Categorize

Options (5)

Melanin Graph

UV Map

Sunlight Map

Sort the evidence by placing them under the claim it best supports.

Claim 1: Australia gets a lot of sunlight.

Claim 2: There is something different about the sunlight in Australia.

Claim 3: More people in Australia have skin that is easily damaged by light from the sun.

Claim 1

Claim 2

Claim 3

Multiple Choice

The model shows white light striking some items of clothing. The arrows represent the colors within the visible region that the human eye would detect. What statement provides the best explanation for this phenomena? 

• The material from which the clothing is made absorbs some of the colors. We are able to see the colors reflected.

• The material from which the clothing is made transmits some of the colors. We are able to see the colors absorbed.

• White light does not interact with the clothing material. What we see is the random spreading of the electromagnetic waves through the material.

• White light does not interact with the clothing material. What we see are the results from the electromagnetic waves traveling in circular paths.