Review for Light Test

Which are the correct labels for A, B, and C in the venn diagram?

• A - longitudinal wave

  B - transfer energy

  C - transverse wave

• A - transfer energy

  B - transverse wave

  C - longitudinal wave

• A - transverse wave

  B - transfer energy

  C - longitudinal wave

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Which answer has the light wave labeled correctly?

• 1 trough

  2 crest

  3 wavelength

• 1 crest

  2 wavelength

  3 trough

• 1 crest

  2 trough

  3 wavelength

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Light travels in -

• compression waves

• transverse waves

• longitudinal waves

• mechanical waves

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Visible light is

• light that is opaque

• light the human eye can see

• light that is invisible

• light the human eye cannot see

Although light waves are very small, human eyes are able to tell them apart. As a result, humans see -

• liquids

• solids

• color

• gases

If an explosion occurs in space, why is the light seen but the sound is not heard?

• Light does not need matter to travel, but sound does.

• Neither light or sound need matter to travel.

• Both sound and light need matter to travel.

• Sound does not need matter to travel, but light does.

When all colors of the visible spectrum are combined, what color of light is produced?

• white

• black

• red

• green

What happens when a material absorbs all visible light and no light is reflected back?

• White shows up.

• Black is seen.

• A rainbow appears.

• Light is bent.

• Objects seem smaller.

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Which of the following will permit light, but not sound, to travel through?

• a planet

• a desk

• a vacuum

• a table

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Which is the correct order of the colors of the visible light spectrum?

• Orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, and red

• Green, blue, violet, red, orange, and yellow

• Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet

• Red, orange, green, blue, violet, and yellow