Quiz about Light Waves Review

Question 1

The lowest part of the wave is?

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trough

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crest

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rarefaction

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wavelength

Question 2

The larger the amplitude, the less energy

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false

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true

Question 3

Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side

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transparent

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opaque

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translucent

Question 4

Light is a form of

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energy

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radiation

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reflection

Question 5

Light travels in a straight line

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True

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False

Question 6

High frequency equals

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high energy

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low energy

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no change in energy

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none of the above

Question 7

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

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light is refracted at an angle

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light can't pass through the glass

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the wavelength of light lengthens

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the amount of light increases when going through water

Question 8

Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.

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reflect

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bend

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absorb

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twist

Question 9

Why do we see objects as white?

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They reflect all light

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They absorb all light

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They absorb some light and reflect some light

Question 10

The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection

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the same as

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bigger than

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smaller than

Question 11

The color you see is the color that is ___.

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reflected

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absorbed

Question 12

The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off

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Reflection

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Transparent

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Translucent

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Refraction

Question 13

Blurs light as it passes through

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Translucent

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Transparent

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Opaque

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Refraction

Question 14

Which color absorbs all light?

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Black

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White

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Orange

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Green

Question 15

Which color reflects all light?

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White

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Black

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Orange

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Green

Question 16

A red light ray plus a green light ray equal what color?

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Yellow

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Magenta

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Cyan

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Black

Question 17

What does transmit mean?

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Pass through

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Take in

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Bend or break

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Bounce off

Question 18

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS

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Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

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X-ray, Gamma, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

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Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

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Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Question 19

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

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Radio Waves

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Gamma Rays

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Visible Light

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Infrared rays

Question 20

Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

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Gamma Rays

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Radio waves

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Ultraviolet Rays

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X-rays

Question 21

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

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Visible Light

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X-rays

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Gamma Rays

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Ultraviolet Rays

Question 22

Put the visible light colors in order from shortest wavelength to longest wavelength

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

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

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

Question 23

How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves?

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They can travel through a vacuum

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They have very short wavelengths

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They transmit energy instead of matter

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They can change direction by reflection

Question 24

Which color has the highest frequency?

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blue

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red

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orange

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green

Question 25

Which color has the least amount of energy?

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red

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orange

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green

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blue

Question 26

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?

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Only a small part

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All of it

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None of it

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Most of it

Question 27

Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.

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Gamma

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Penicillin

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Radio

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Infrared

Question 28

Refraction occurs when _____________

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the wave's speed changes by entering a new medium

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a wave bounces off of a boundary

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waves parts meet each other

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waves bend around a barrier

Question 29

How does light behave as it enters these more dense mediums?

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bends toward the normal

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continue its path as straight line.

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bends away from the normal

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reflects

Question 30

Refraction is the bending of a wave disturbance as it passes from one _________ into another.

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medium

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glass

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area

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boundary

Question 31

When light passes at an angle to the normal from one material into another material in which its speed is lower

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it is bent towards the normal.

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it always lies along the normal.

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it is unaffected.

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it is bent away from the normal.

Question 32

A shadow is created by the....

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absence of light.

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absence of waves.

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absence of color.

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blocking of sound.

Question 33

If you see a green leaf on a tree, that means...

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Green is the color being reflected off the leaf.

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Green is the color being absorbed by the leaf.

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All the colors are being reflected off the leaf.

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All the colors are being absorbed by the leaf.

Question 34

What does it mean to see the color white?

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Our brains receive too much information and can't put it together properly.

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Our brains aren't receiving enough information, so they can't fill in the gaps in understanding properly.

Question 35

Which of the following is not a primary color of light?

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Yellow

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Blue

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Red

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Green

Question 36

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 37

When both a yellow and magenta filter are put over a white light, what color is seen?

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red

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green

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blue

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cyan

Question 38

When both a cyan and magenta filter are put over a white light, what color is seen?

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blue

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red

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green

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yellow

Question 39

Yellow light and Magenta light are added together. What color is seen?

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light red/pink

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white

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black

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light blue

Question 40

This part of the eye carries the message from your eye to the part of your brain that controls vision.

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optic nerve

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cornea

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lens

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retina

Question 41

In dim light, your pupil will be

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larger

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smaller

Question 42

The part of your eye that gives it its color.  It is a muscle that controls the size of your pupil.

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iris

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cornea

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lens

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pupi

Question 43

The back of the eye;  an upside-down image of whatever you are looking at is projected here.

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retina

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lens

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cornea

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pupi

Question 44

Where does SIGHT occur?

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In the brain.

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In the eye.

Light Waves Review

46 questions

The lowest part of the wave is?

The larger the amplitude, the less energy

Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side

Light is a form of

Light travels in a straight line

High frequency equals

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.

Why do we see objects as white?

The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection

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Light Waves Review

46 questions

The lowest part of the wave is?

The larger the amplitude, the less energy

Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side

Light is a form of

Light travels in a straight line

High frequency equals

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.

Why do we see objects as white?

The Law of Reflection: The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection

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The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection