Light Waves Questions

Light is a form of________, just like sound.

• Energy

• Motion

• Force

• Matter

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Light moves in what type of waves?

• Compression Waves

• Longitudinal Waves

• Transverse Waves

• Ocean Waves

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Light waves move....

• back and forth

• Up and down

• only forward

Which types of waves do NOT need matter to travel through?

• Light waves

• Transverse waves

• Sound Waves

• Compression Waves

Light waves can travel through space, but sound waves cannot because they need matter to move.

• True

• False

Each color we can see has a different wavelength. Which color has the shortest wavelength?

• Violet/Purple

• Green

• Red

• Yellow

Each color we can see has a different wavelength. Which color has the longest wavelength?

• Violet/Purple

• Blue

• Yellow

• Red

We see colors when light waves reflect off of objects. We see...

• Only the colors that are reflected off the object

• Only the colors that are absorbed by the object

• All of the colors

• Some of the colors that are absorbed by the object

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If we see a yellow cup, what is happening to the light waves hitting that cup?

• The yellow wavelength is being reflected

• The blue wavelength is being reflected

• The yellow wavelength is being absorbed

• All colors besides yellow are being absorbed

• All colors are being reflected

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What do we see when ALL color wavelengths have been ABSORBED by an object?

• Red

• Black

• Green

• White

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