Light SOL Questions

Which of the following waves has the longest wavelength?

• wave #1
• wave #2
• wave #3
• wave #4

Answer explanation

Which of the following waves has the shortest wavelength?

• wave #1
• wave #2
• wave #3
• wave #4

Answer explanation

Which number on the diagram represents “wavelength?”

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Answer explanation

Which diagram shows the wave with the highest frequency?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which of these does not emit (give off) light waves?

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A person will see a flash of lightning before they hear the thunder that goes with it because:

• the eye is quicker than the ear
• the thunder occurs much later than the lightning
• sound travels faster through the atmosphere than light
• light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound

By passing white light through a prism, you can tell:

• that white light is actually a mixture of different colors
• the mass of the prism
• the original source of the light
• that blue light is brighter than white light

Which of the following is the best observation of the refraction of light?

• looking at oneself in the mirror
• looking at the shadow of an object
• viewing an object through an open window
• viewing an object partially in water

Which explains why the fork looks different underwater?

• light is refracted at an angle
• the wavelength of light lengthens
• light cannot pass through the glass
• the amount of light increases when going through the water

Students place a pencil in a glass of water as shown. The pencil in the water looks broken because:

• water can dissolve pencils
• water is colder than air
• light bends when it enters the water
• light is absorbed when it hits the glass