Unit 6: Waves

The distance between successive crests of a wave

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Trough

• Distance

Which of the following has the largest or highest frequency?

• Radio Waves

• Gamma Ray Waves

• Visible Waves

• X-Rays

Which has the largest wavelength?

• U.V. Rays

• Gamma Ray Waves

• Visible Waves

• Microwaves

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Which of the following describes reflection?

• Light bounces off an object

• Light bends

• Light stops at the object and creates a shadow

The rate or amount that a wave occurs over a period of time:

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Waves

• Crests

Which of the following photo would best demonstrate refraction?

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The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 

• higher
• lower
• neither, stays the same

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

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

If you're moving from gamma rays to microwave, describe how the energy level changes

• Increases
• Decreases
• Energy level doesn't change
• We never talked about it

Of the waves of the visible spectrum, which color has the longest wavelength?

• Red
• Orange 
• Green
• Violet