Properties of Light

The distance between one peak and the next in a wave

• Transpartent
• Scattering
• Wavelength
• Waste Pro

What happens to light after it hits a mirror?

• It goes through the mirror and bend.
• It goes straight through the mirror.
• It goes around the mirror.
• It bounces off the mirror.

The number of vibrations a wave makes in a given amount of time is a 

• Absorption
• Medium
• Frequency
• Photon

Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?

• microwaves
• visible light
• gamma rays
• ultraviolet

Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?

• radio waves
• infrared rays
• x-rays
• ultraviolet

For waves in any medium, as the wavelength decreases, what happens to the frequency?

• It also decrease
• It stays the same
• It increases

Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?

• Infrared waves
• Radio waves
• Visible light
• Gamma

The electromagnetic spectrum includes the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of:

• increasing amplitutde
• increasing wavelength
• increasing frequency

What is the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Period
• Wavelength

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays
• Radio Waves
• Visible Light
• Infrared rays