Chapter 10: Light

Light...

• is a form of wave energy

• is constantly moving

• travels in many different ways

• does not travel as fast as sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light waves can move through both matter and empty space.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The speed of light is

• 186,000 miles per second

• 18,600 miles per second

• 1,860 miles per second

• faster than other types of waves

Waves that can move through space are called

• space waves

• thermal waves

• mechanical waves

• electromagnetic waves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Waves that can only move through matter are called

• matter waves

• thermal waves

• mechanical waves

• electromagnetic waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light travels in __________ waves.

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• ocean

• tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Waves that move perpendicular to the way that the matter is moving are called

• sideways waves

• up-and-down waves

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

Transverse waves look like a series of hills and valleys.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The top part of a wave (the hill) is called:

• the crown

• the crest

• the valley

• the trough

The lowest point (or "valley") of a wave is called:

• the crown

• the trough

• the crest

• the bottom