Light & Sound Waves

What states "the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection"?

• Laws of Motion

• Law of Reflection

• Law Conservation of Energy

• Law of gravitation

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A flat sheet of glass with silver-colored coating on one side

• convex mirror

• concave mirror

• plane mirror

• lens

when sunlight is refracted and diffracted though raindrops, _________ can form.

• sunset

• thunder

• lightning

• rainbow

Light waves travel in straight lines called

• rays

• waves

• compressions

• prisms

What occurs when light rays hit a rough or bumpy surface?

• regular reflection

• refraction

• gamma rays

• diffuse reflection

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The bending of light rays around objects

• reflection

• diffraction

• refraction

• absorption

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What causes light to bend when it goes from air to water?

• The light slows down

• The light speeds up

• The light continues at the same speed

• The light forms a mirage

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A curved piece of glass or transparent material used to refract light

• plane mirror

• lens

• reflector

• optical fiber

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How are sound waves different from EM waves?

• Sound waves move faster

• Sound waves refract faster

• Sound waves have more energy

• Sound waves require a medium

Sound waves are measured in

• decibels

• degrees

• Hertz

• Watts