light waves

Which statement best describes what waves are?

• wavy lines on graph paper
• disturbances that transfer energy
• light energy that changes particles of matter
• circles that move out from a central place 

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The light we can see. 

• visible
• gamma
• ultraviolet

Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) and empty space. 

• sound
• light

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Makes you get sunburn. 

• x-ray
• visible
• ultraviolet

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Visible light is 

• radiation
• light
• a way to transfer energy
• all of these

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Reflection is to bouncing as refraction is to:

• bending.

• breaking.

• dissipating.

• halting.

This drawing illustrates the ________________________ of a light wave.

• refraction

• reflection

• diffraction

• dispersion

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Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

• The blue wave
• The red wave

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Which of the following is true about waves?

• When wavelength increases frequency increases
• When wavelength decreases, frequency increases
• When wavelength decreases, frequency decreases

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When light strikes an object, it can do all of the following, except...

• Be reflected
• Be refracted
• Be produced
• Be absorbed 

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