Quiz about Waves (mechanical) & Light/Optics

Question 1

What kind of wave is this?

Accepted Answer

Transverse Wave

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Longitudinal Wave

Question 2

What kind of wave is this?

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Longitudinal

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Transverse

Question 3

What kind of wave is this?

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Longitudinal

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Transverse

Question 4

A sound wave moving through the air is what kind of wave?

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a Longitudinal

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water wave

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a transverse wave

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hand wave

Question 5

What is frequency?

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The number of wave cycles completed in one second

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waves

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distance between equilibrium to crest

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hand motion

Question 6

Mechanical waves need a _______ to travel through.

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Medium

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Vacuum

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Plane

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Force

Question 7

What type of medium do earthquakes travel through?

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the ground

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water

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air

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bubbles

Question 8

What is transferred by the movement of waves?

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Energy

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Matter

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Nothing

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Water

Question 9

What type of wave MUST have matter to travel through?

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Mechanical

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X-Ray

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Electromagnetic

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Radient

Question 10

What type of wave does NOT need matter to travel through?

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Electromagnetic

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Mechanical

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Transverse

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Sound

Question 11

In which type of wave does the matter move at right a right angle (or opposite) to the direction of the wave?

Accepted Answer

Transverse

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Mechanical

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Sound

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Compressional

Question 12

What is the low point in a transverse wave called?

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Trough

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Peak

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Wavelength

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Rarefaction

Question 13

Which line represents the wavelength in the diagram?

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Between lines B and F

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D

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Between lines E and G

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A

Question 14

Which line represents the amplitude of the wave?

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From B to the resting point of the wave

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A

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H

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From E to G

Question 15

Sound travels fastest through

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solids

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liquids

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gases

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empty space

Question 16

Material in which a mechanical wave travels through

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medium

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vacuum

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black holes

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chocolate

Question 17

The lowest part of the wave is called the ?

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trough

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frequency

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crest

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amplitude

Question 18

The highest point of a wave is called the ?

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crest

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trough

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wavelength

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frequency

Question 19

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a second?

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frequency

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wavelength

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midpoint

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crest and trough

Question 20

A compression wave is another name for a

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longitudinal wave

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electromagnetic wave

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radio wave

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hair wave

Question 21

In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?

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back and forth

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up and down

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not at all

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at a 90 degree angle

Question 22

Amplitude is a measure of how much _________ the wave is carrying

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energy

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matter

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medium

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frequency

Question 23

_____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

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Frequency

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Crest

Question 24

The longer the _____________  the ______________ the frequency.

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wavelength, lower

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wavelength, higher

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amplitude, lower

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amplitude, higher

Question 25

Which wave has a greater frequency?

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A

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B

Question 26

When a wave's amplitude increases it means

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it's carrying more energy

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its wavelength gets longer

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its frequency increases

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its wavelength decreases

Question 27

What is the distance from point D to H called?

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

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Crest

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Amplitude

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Frequency

Question 28

The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface that it cannot pass through is called......

Accepted Answer

Reflection

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Resonance

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Diffraction

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Refraction

Question 29

In which type of wave does the matter move in the same direction as the direction of the wave?

Accepted Answer

Compression

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Mechanical

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Transverse

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Sound

Question 30

The frequency of a wave is the _________________of waves passing a given point per second.

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Number

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

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Speed

Question 31

High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.

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short

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varying

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long

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the same

Question 32

The orange line is measuring the _________________________.

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amplitude

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wavelength

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crest

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trough

Question 33

Which letter represents wavelength?

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A

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B

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C

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D

Question 34

All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.

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energy

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matter

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space

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water

Question 35

This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.

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Echo

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Amplitude

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Pitch

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Volume

Question 36

Larger amplitude means

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more energy

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energy does not change

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less energy

Question 37

Amplitude is

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wave height

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top of a wave

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bottom of a wave

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how often a wavelength travels

Question 38

Which of these waves has a higher frequency?

Accepted Answer

blue

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red

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?

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light

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sound

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ocean

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seismic

Question 40

Many different types of organisms.

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Biodiversity

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Pioneer species

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Community

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Population

Question 41

1. What are renewable resources?

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resources that can replenish themselves over time

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. Resources that are used faster than they form

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resources that formed over millions of years

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resources that exist only in rural areas

Question 42

Lava or ash spewing from a mountain vent

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Volcano

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Earthquake

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Flood

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Drought

Question 43

A long period with no rain

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Drought

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Earthquake

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Flood

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Volcano

Question 44

A large wave created by an underwater earthquake

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Tsunami

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Tornado

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Hurricane

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Meteor

Question 45

Rain with a decreased pH that can cause harm to plants, animals, and built structures is called

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acid rain

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hurricane

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purple rain

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rainfall

Question 46

A measure of the amount of pollution in the air; the higher the air quality, the lower the air pollution is known as

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air quality

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air fitness

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smog

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weather report

Question 47

We see objects because light is refracted from them?

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False

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True

Question 48

The color of light is determined by _______ of the light waves?

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the frequency

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the medium

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the amplitude

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the speed

Question 49

A pencil in a glass of water appears to be bent at the surface of the water because of _____.

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refraction

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reflection

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a mirror

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warping

Question 50

The ray that bounces off of a plane mirror is called the ______.

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reflected ray

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incident ray

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angle of incidence

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normal

Question 51

Mirrors that bulge out are called:

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Convex mirrors

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Concave mirrors

Question 52

Which picture represents what happens when light travels through a CONVEX lens?

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A- left picture

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B - Right picture

Question 53

The ocean is blue because it is reflecting

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blue light

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all colors of light except blue

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yellow light

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no colors of light.

Question 54

True or False:
We see colors because those colors are reflected back to our eyes.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 55

Which of the following has the greatest amount of energy

Accepted Answer

X-Ray

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Red Light

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UV

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Microwave

Question 56

A red bird appears red because it REFLECTS what color

Accepted Answer

Red

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Magenta

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Cyan

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Doesn't reflect any light

Question 57

High energy light consist of ________ wavelength and _______ frequency

Accepted Answer

Short, High

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Short, Low

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Long, Low

Question 58

This is an example of...

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Refraction

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Reflection

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Polarization

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Spectrum

Question 59

_____ is a lens that is thinner in the middle..

Accepted Answer

Concave

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Convex

Question 60

The bouncing back of light waves off of a surface is...

Accepted Answer

Reflection

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Refraction

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Light

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Lens

Question 61

The bending of light waves as they travel from one surface to another...

Accepted Answer

Refraction

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Reflection

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Light

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Lens

Question 62

Light travels...

Accepted Answer

in a straight line

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around corners

Question 63

When an object soaks in the light it _____________

Accepted Answer

absorbs

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reflects

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refracts

Question 64

What causes the light to refract as it passes from air to water?

Accepted Answer

a change in speed of the light

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a change in temperature of the light

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a change in illumination of the light

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a change in brightness of the light

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