Light & Sound Waves

Waves transfer

• water. 
• wind. 
• energy. 
• particles. 

Sound travels as a ___________ wave. 

• longitudinal
• transverse
• water
• slinky

If you see an object as orange,

• it is absorbing orange light and reflecting all other colors. 
• it is reflecting all colors. 
• it is absorbing all colors. 
• it is reflecting orange light and absorbing all other colors. 

A ______ has at least one curved side and causes light to bend.

• light
• mirror
• lens
• retina

How loud or soft people hear a sound is related to the _________ of the sound wave.

• amplitude
• longitude
• echo
• lens

A green plant appears green because it is absorbing all colors except

• yellow.
• blue.
• red.
• green.

The distance from one point on a wave to that same point on the next wave is known as

• amplitude.
• frequency.
• wavelength.
• reflection.

What means number of waves per second?

• wavelength
• reflection
• diffraction
• frequency

Which waves have the greatest amount of energy?

• gamma waves
• radio waves
• x-rays
• infrared light

The bouncing back of a light ray after hitting a surface is known as...

• diffraction
• refraction
• rebounding
• reflection