Energy & Waves Quiz

1. What part of the wave is represented by the letter A in the picture?

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

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2. What part of the wave is represented by the letter D in the picture?

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

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3. What part of the wave is represented by the letter B in the picture above?

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

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4. What part of the wave is represented by the letter C in the picture above?

• amplitude

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

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5. _______________ is the ability to do work.

• circuit

• electric current

• energy

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6. The bouncing of light off of an object is called ________________?

• reflection

• absorb

• refraction

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7. ______________: to take in.

• reflect

• refract

• absorb

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8. When most of the colors are absorbed, we see what color?

• violet

• black

• white

9. Why is the sky blue instead of orange?

• Blue light has shorter wavelengths. Blue sunlight gets absorbed and scattered as it reaches the gasses in Earth’s atmosphere making the sky look blue.

• Street lights reflect orange light

10. An object’s color depends on the color it __________

• reflects

• absorbs

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