Quiz about Light & Waves

Question 1

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

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Light

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Lens

Question 2

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

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Refraction

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Reflection

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Light

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Lens

Question 3

Light travels...

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in a straight line

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around corners

Question 4

A mirror _________ light.

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reflects

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absorbs

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refracts

Question 5

Smooth and shiny surfaces can _____________ light.

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reflect

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refract

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absorb

Question 6

Light bends when it is

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refracted

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reflected

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absorbed

Question 7

Light bounces when it is

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reflected

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absorbed

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refracted

Question 8

When an object soaks in the light it _____________

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absorbs

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reflects

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refracts

Question 9

Another name for light bending is ....

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Refraction

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Reflaction

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Absorbing

Question 10

Light that is bounced back is reflected.

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true

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false

Question 11

Light that is bent is refracted.

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true

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false

Question 12

What will happen when a pencil is placed in water?

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Refract

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Reflect

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Absorb

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Transmit

Question 13

This is an example of?

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Reflect

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Absorb

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Refract

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Transmit

Question 14

When light passes through a prism it?

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Refracts

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Bounces back

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Reflects

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Absorbs

Question 15

Why does a banana look yellow?

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it reflects yellow wavelengths of light and absorbs most other wavelengths

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it absorbs yellow wavelengths of light and reflects most other wavelengths

Question 16

what is the correct order of the visible light spectrum?

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red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet

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red, yellow, green, orange, blue, violet and indigo

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indigo, blue, violet, orange, yellow, green and red

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violet, blue, indigo, green, yellow, orange and red

Question 17

When you see the color black...

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All colors are absorbed

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All colors are reflecting

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The color blacl is reflecting

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the color black is absorbed

Question 18

Which of the following shirts would make you feel the warmest on hot, sunny day?

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black

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red

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blue

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white

Question 19

Why do some objects look white?

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all colors are reflected

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the color white reflects

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the color black is absorbed

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no colors are reflected

Question 20

Electromagnetic waves require a medium (matter to move through)

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False

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True

Question 21

What aspect of light is affected by frequency (wavelength)

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color

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brightness

Question 22

The color with the longest wavelength is...

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Yellow

Question 23

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 24

Sunlight is special because it...

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contains all the colors of the rainbow.

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contains most of the colors of the rainbow.

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contains white light and black light.

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contains black light.

Question 25

Why does an apple look red?

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because it reflects red light waves and absorbs the others

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because it absorbs red light and reflects white light

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because it absorbs red light waves and reflects the others

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because it absorbs all colors of light

Question 26

White light is made up of all of the colors of the rainbow

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True

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False

Question 27

Black absorbs all light.

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True

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False

Question 28

This is used to separate white light into colors.

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prism

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reflection

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sunlight

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spectrum

Question 29

Light is a form of _________.

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energy

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sound

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heat

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color

Question 30

What do water droplets in a rainbow act like?

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prisms

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reflectors

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rays of light

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lasers

Question 31

By passing light through a prism, you can tell ____________.

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that white light is made of different colors

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the weight of the prism

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the original source of light

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that blue light is brighter than white light

Question 32

What color appears when all colors are absorbed?

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black

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red

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white

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violet

Question 33

Which example shows light being reflected?

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using a mirror to see your image

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using a microscope to make small objects look larger

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using a prism to show the colors of the spectrum

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using eyeglasses to see things better

Question 34

What is the name of the energy that comes from the sun?

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Electromagnetic Radiation

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Electromagnetic Conduction

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Electromagnetic Convection

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Magnelectric Radiation

Question 35

What shape does light travel in?

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Waves

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Circles

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Squares

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Diamonds

Question 36

What types of matter can light travel through?

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Some solids, liquids, gases and all empty space (vacuum)

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All solids, liquids, gases, and empty space (vacuum)

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Some solids, liquids, and gases

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Only empty space (vacuum)

Question 37

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 38

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 39

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 40

The highest point on a wave

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crest

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trough

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amplitude

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wavelength

Question 41

The larger the amplitude, the less energy

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false

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true

Question 42

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 43

Wave height

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amplitude

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frequency

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wavelength

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wave speed

Question 44

The distance between 2 crests or troughs

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wavelength

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amplitude

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frequency

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wave speed

Question 45

The number of waves that pass in a given amount of time.

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frequency

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wavelength

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wave speed

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amplitude

Question 46

What does refract mean?

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To bend

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To shrink

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To widen

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To enlarge

Question 47

All waves can be reflected

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true

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false

Question 48

Light is a type of energy

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true

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false

Question 49

What color has the shortest wavelength, or the highest frequency?

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violet

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yellow

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blue

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red

Question 50

What does reflection mean?

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bouncing light

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bending light

Question 51

What does refraction mean?

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bending light

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bouncing light

Question 52

What is this a picture of?

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refraction

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reflection

Question 53

Why does light refract?

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The light changes speed while traveling from one medium to another

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The light gains energy while traveling from one medium to another

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The light changes temperature while traveling from one medium to another

Question 54

The full spectrum of light energy is called the__________

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electromagnetic spectrum

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broad spectrum

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helium spectrum

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natural light spectrum

Question 55

What is the earth's primary source of light energy?

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sun

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moon

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waves

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fire

Question 56

4 is

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Visible Light

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radio

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UV

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X-ray

Question 57

Different electromagnetic waves have different:

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wavelength & frequency

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speed & color

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medium & wavelength

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color & medium

Question 58

Which wavelength of visible light has the lowest energy?

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Red

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Yellow

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Orange

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Blue

Question 59

All electromagnetic waves travel at different speeds.

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False

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True

Question 60

Light waves travel fastest through...

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gases

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liquids

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solids

Question 61

Sound waves travel fastest through...

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solids

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gases

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liquids

Question 62

Light waves travel slowest through...

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solids

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gases

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liquids

Question 63

Sound waves travel slowest through...

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gases

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liquids

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solids

Question 64

Sound waves require a medium to travel through.

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true

Answer

false

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