Waves

Which of these electromagnetic waves can we see?

• radio
• x-ray
• microwave
• visible light

Which of these waves can travel in a vacuum (empty space)/

• sound wave
• radio wave
• compressional wave
• water wave

Gamma rays have the shortest waveslength, and therefore the ____ frequency.

• lowest
• highest

How are sound and light waves similar?

• both transmit energy
• both require a medium
• neither require a medium
• both transmit matter

All waves carry

• energy
• light 
• matter
• particles

Which has a higher frequency than visible light?

• radio
• microwave
• infrared
• x-ray

Which of these CANNOT travel in empty space?

• electromagnetic waves
• mechanical

If ALL colors of visible light are reflected back to your eye, what color will the t-shirt appear?

• white
• black
• red
• green

Black will ____ all wavelengths of the visible spectrum. 

• reflect
• absorb
• refract
• diffract

True or False: 
White light is composed of all the colors of the spectrum as shown with a prism

• true
• false