Light Wave

light waves

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Wavelength and frequency determine color

• True

• False

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Red=longest wavelength, Highest frequency

• True

• False

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Violet=Longest wavelength, highest frequency

• True

• False

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Transparent means:

• ◦Allows most light to pass through

  ◦Appears blurry

• ◦No light passes through

  ◦Light is absorbed

• ◦Allows all light to pass through

  ◦See clearly

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Translucent means:

• ◦Allows most light to pass through

  ◦Appears blurry

• ◦No light passes through

  ◦Light is absorbed

• ◦Allows all light to pass through

  ◦See clearly

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Opaque means:

• ◦Allows most light to pass through

  ◦Appears blurry

• ◦No light passes through

  ◦Light is absorbed

• ◦Allows all light to pass through

  ◦See clearly

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Waves reflect off surfaces according to the law of reflection

• True

• False

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Intensity means:

• to reflect off a bumpy surface

• ◦The amount of energy that passes through a square meter of space in one second

• The wavelength of the light

• The frequency of the wave

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Intensity

◦Depends on the amount of energy a source emits

• true

• false

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Intensity ◦Depends on lights distance from the source

• true

• false

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—Luminous object

◦Is the color of the light it absorbs

• True

• False

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—Opaque object

◦Is the color it absorbs

• True

• False

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Transparent/translucent objects

◦Appears to be the color it absorbs

• true

• false

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Transparent/translucent objects

◦Appears to be the color of the filter

• True

• False

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Red, green, and blue are considered the primary colors of light

• True

• False

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Black Reflects all colors, but reflects a small amount of light

• True

• False

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White reflects all colors of light

• True

• False

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Blue wavelengths are longer than red, so they scatter

• True

• False

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The blue light scatters in all directions, making the sky appear blue

• True

• False

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After the blue scatters, remaining light from the sun appears yellow

• True

• False

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Light changes speed as it moves from one medium to another

• True

• False

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If the light is at an angle, it reflects

• True

• false

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If the light is at an angle, it refracts

• True

• False

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◦Refractions causes you to see sun after its below the horizon

• True

• False