Unit 4 Light

When light travels through matter it is called________

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Transmission

When light bounces of matter it is called _________

• refraction

• reflection

• Transmission

• absorption

when light energy is gained by matter it is called ________

• Transmission

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Refraction

When light is bent when passing from one medium to another it is called _______

• Refraction

• reflection

• absorption

• transmission

What oscillates in forming a light wave?

• Vibrating air molecules

• extremely large energy bundles

• luminiferous aether

• Electric and magnetic fields

What property determines the brightness of light?

• Amplitude

• frequency

• speed

• wavelength

what property of matter determines the color of light?

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

• speed

As frequency increase, energy ________ in electromagnetic waves

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

• changes independently

what property explains light forming alternate light and dark spots after passing through 2 slits?

• Doppler effect

• resonance

• interference

• energy

What property explains light forming alternate light and dark spots after passing through 2 slits?

• Doppler effect

• Differaction

• wavelength

• energy