Light Waves

Which of the following waves require a medium to travel?

• UV Rays

• Sound Waves

• X-Rays

• Visible Light

Which of the following waves has the highest amount of energy? (Hint: Higher frequency = higher energy)

• X-rays

• Radio Waves

• Microwaves

• UV rays

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Which of the following has the longest wavelength?

• Visible light

• UV rays

• Gamma rays

• Radio waves

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How fast does light travel in a vacuum?

• 300,000 m/s

• 2700 m/s

• 30,000 m/s

• 327 m/s

Timmy has tinted windows on his Ferrari, if you look into his car you cannot see a single thing. The windows are said to be

• Translucent

• Transparent

• Dull

• Opaque

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The reason you see your glass of milk as white is because which of the following wavelengths of light are being reflected?

• Red

• Blue

• Green

• Yellow

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Which part of the eye is responsible for refracting light into the eye?

• Scelera

• Pupil

• Cornea

• Fovea

Which part of the eye allows the pupil to close or open?

• Ciliary muscles

• Superior muscle

• Iris

• Aqueous humor

Which part of the eye contains specialized cells that send electrical signals off to the brain?

• Retina

• Optic disc

• Fovea

• Vitreous humor

If you had a damaged optic nerve how would this effect your vision?

• Light would not enter the eye

• The electrical signals will not reach the brain

• There would be insufficient rods and cones

• It leads to colorblindness