Yr 12 Physics Properties of Light

_____?______ materials do not allow light waves to pass through.

• Opaque

• Transparent

• Translucent

_____?_____ materials allow some light to partially pass through, but not in a straight path.

• Opaque

• Transparent

• Translucent

_____?_____ materials allow light waves to pass through easily.

• Opaque

• Transparent

• Translucent

How does light travel?

• Light travels in a straight line
• Light travels in a circle
• Light travels through the sun then touches the moon
• Light doesn't travel it just sits there without moving

When light travels from one substance to another and it appears to bend because it is being

• Absorbed
• Reflected
• Refracted
• Expelled 

When light travels and bounces of a shiny source it is being

• Danced around
• Reflected
• Refracted
• Absorbed 

Mike wants to put a window over his bathtub. Which type of material should he pick to allow light and privacy?

• tranparent
• translucent
• opaque
• relective

Waves that travel at the same speed as light, but have different wavelengths and frequencies make up the

• energy fields
• electromagnetic spectrum
• polarized fields
• magnetic field

True or false: The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.

• True

• false

Water Waves spread through the barrier as they approach the shore. This is an example of which type of wave behavior?

• Diffraction

• Destructive Interference

• Reflection

• Refraction