Light Quiz 2021

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

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

• sound
• light

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Makes you get sunburn. 

• x-ray
• visible
• ultraviolet

Visible light is 

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

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The highest point on a wave

• trough
• amplitude
• crest
• wavelength

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Light is a form of 

• energy
• radiation
• reflection

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What is reflection in simple terms?

• Soaks up light
• Passes through
• light bounces off

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Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material. 

• transparent
• translucent
• opaque

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What does refract mean?

• To shrink
• To bend
• To widen
• To enlarge

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