Light Waves

Which of the following materials is the most opaque?

• A car window

• A scarf that lets some light through

• A piece of wood

• A green gel filter

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Refracted light rays _____.

• are bent as they pass into a different medium

• are absorbed by an object

• are reflected from an object at a variety of angles

• bounce off a medium

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When a piece of black paper is placed under a bright light, it will heat up because of _____.

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

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Light bouncing off a mirror is an example of _____.

• reflection

• translucence

• refraction

• absorption

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Light travels as a longitudinal wave.

• True

• False

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A radio wave is a type of electromagnetic wave.

• True

• False

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What is white light?

• The color of light with the highest frequency

• The presence of all colors of light

• The color of light with the lowest frequency

• The absence of all colors of light

Why are light waves different from all other electromagnetic waves?

• They transfer energy

• They cannot travel without a medium

• They are visible

• They are radioactive

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The distance between two adjacent crests or troughs on a wave is the _____ of the wave.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• transverse point