Chapter 10 Test 5th

Waves that move perpendicular to the way that the matter is moving are called _____ waves.

• longitudinal

• sound

• spectrum

• transverse

The number of waves that pass a certain point in one second is called the _____ of that wave.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• speed

The distance that one wave travels in one second is called the ______ of that wave.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• speed

The different colors of light that can be seen make up the ______.

• amplitude

• electromagnetic wave

• primary colors

• visible spectrum

Light cannot pass through _____ objects.

• transparent

• colored

• opaque

• translucent

Waves that come from the sun and other sources are _______.

• electromagnetic

• mechanical

• telescopic

• longitudinal

Opaque substances used to color other materials are called ______.

• magenta

• pigments

• primary colors

• visible spectrum

Any surface that can reflect light to form an image of an object is called a ________.

• lens

• camera

• laser

• mirror

A piece of glass or other transparent object that refracts light and produces an image is called a _________.

• lens

• camera

• laser

• mirror

_______ is the bending of light as it passes from one medium into another.

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Wavelength