Light Test Review

Light travels in ________ waves.

• compression

• transverse

• water

• sound

Light reaches us on transverse waves through particles called....

• proton

• electron

• neutron

• photon

The highest point of a transverse wave is called the...

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• frequency

The lowest point is called...

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• frequency

What is measure from crest to crest OR trough to trough?

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• none

Rays travel in a ________ path until they hit an object.

• curved

• straight

• they do not travel

• none

The longest wavelength that we can see is...

• blue

• green

• yellow

• red

The shortest wavelength we can see is...

• violet

• green

• yellow

• red

The waves that make up the spectrum in order are....

• ROY BIV G

• VIB G YOR

• ROY G BIV

• ABCDE FGH

These "visible waves" make up the _________ spectrum.

• sound

• visible

• eye

• waves